Twenty-two Republican attorneys general, including Missouri's, are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate mifepristone as a "hazardous waste" under federal environmental laws. Their petition requests the EPA add the abortion medication to its list of hazardous air pollutants and water contaminants.
Twenty-two Republican attorneys general have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the abortion medication mifepristone. This group, which includes Missouri's attorney general, is requesting the drug be classified under federal environmental laws.
The petition specifically asks the EPA to designate mifepristone as a "hazardous waste." This action would involve adding the medication to the agency's lists of hazardous air pollutants and water contaminants.
The attorneys general assert that mifepristone should be regulated in a manner consistent with other hazardous substances. Full reporting is available from the original source.
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