Pro-Life Groups Praise FDA Commissioner’s Exit, Flag Acting Leader’s Planned Parenthood Role

May 12, 2026 World News

Marty Makary, then-commissioner of Food and Drug Administration, delivers remarks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump; administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz; and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Makary resigned May 12, 2026.

Pro-life advocates said they hope President Donald Trump replaces Marty Makary with someone who will further regulate the abortion pill mifepristone.