{"id":2028,"date":"2026-09-24T06:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprofreedomalliance.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2028"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:38:59","slug":"statement-from-the-reproductive-freedom-alliance-on-heidi-overtons-nomination-as-fda-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/reprofreedomalliance.org\/articles\/statement-from-the-reproductive-freedom-alliance-on-heidi-overtons-nomination-as-fda-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from the Reproductive Freedom Alliance on Heidi Overton\u2019s Nomination as FDA Commissioner"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2028","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","act_type-news-outlet"],"acf":{"component_hero":{"version":"0","kicker":"","title":"Statement from the Reproductive Freedom Alliance on Heidi Overton\u2019s Nomination as FDA Commissioner","subtitle":"","button":"","image":"","media_contact":{"headline":"Media Contact","email":""}},"details":{"description":"The Reproductive Freedom Alliance calls on the Senate to oppose Heidi Overton's nomination as FDA Commissioner.","featured_image":2029,"terms":{"action_type":[3],"outlet_name":"","action_category":false,"state":[81]},"authors":"","hide_date":false},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Statement from the Reproductive Freedom Alliance on Heidi Overton\u2019s Nomination as FDA Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Heidi Overton\u2019s nomination as FDA Commissioner creates a disturbing possibility that someone with a clear anti-abortion record will lead an agency with enormous influence over reproductive health care nationwide. Overton has denounced abortion as \u2018corrosive\u2019 and called for restrictions on medication abortion in a brief she authored at the America First Policy Institute, ignoring decades of rigorous scientific review and real-world evidence and raising serious concerns about her ability to maintain a neutral, trustworthy FDA driven by science-based analysis, not political agendas.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reproductive Freedom Alliance urges the U.S. Senate to oppose Overton\u2019s nomination. 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