Acting FDA Commissioner Promises Transparency, Action on Abortion Pill

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Acting FDA Commissioner Promises Transparency, Action on Abortion Pill 

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

The acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration has promised to prioritize a safety review of the abortion pill after his predecessor was accused of delaying it, pro-life leaders say. 

Kyle Diamantas, FDA deputy commissioner for food, is serving as acting FDA commissioner in the wake of Dr. Marty Makary’s departure. 

Though the Trump administration is reportedly soon picking a permanent commissioner to lead the agency, Diamantas promised he will be the “most pro-life FDA commissioner that the FDA has ever had” while in the role, Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins told The Daily Signal. 

Within hours of Diamantas’ appointment, he called pro-life leaders, including Live Action President Lila Rose, Hawkins, and March for Life President Jennie Lichter. 

His engagement with the pro-life movement comes amid widespread conservative disillusionment with........

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