“Recent studies already point to serious risks when mifepristone [medication abortion] is used without proper medical oversight.”
What FactCheck.org found
The scientific literature shows that serious adverse events following medication abortion, including following telehealth abortion, are rare.
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In short
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made this claim around 2 October 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 November 2025, 36 days later. Its rating was “Unsupported”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 55 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 27 of them false or fake, 27 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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