Doctor who pushed FDA to restrict abortion meds is nominated to lead the agency

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDoctor who pushed FDA to restrict abortion meds is nominated to lead the agencyDr. Heidi Overton called the overturning of Roe v. Wade ‘a huge victory for life’Jasmine Fernández in New York Wednesday 19 August 2026 23:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3036003","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fda-heidi-overton-trump-rfk-b3036003.html","title":"Doctor who pushed FDA to restrict abortion meds is nominated to lead the agency"}}CloseTrump Picks White House Adviser Heidi Overton To Lead FDASign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}A White House health adviser who previously...