Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday called on social media platforms to censor content about "abortion pill reversal."
In a letter, ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and the panel's Democrats called on Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to "combat the spread of misinformation" on their platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and X—formerly known as Twitter—related to the process of reversing medication abortions.
Medication, or chemical, abortions involve a two-drug regimen. The first drug is mifepristone, which blocks the body's natural production of progesterone during pregnancy, breaks down the uterine lining, and kills the unborn child. The second drug is misoprostol, which forces the uterus to contract to expel the remains and other tissue.
Nationwide, the two-step drug regimen accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States.
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