Trump’s New FDA Nominee Draws Early MAHA Praise, Calls for Action on Abortion Pill

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that he has selected Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

“Today I am honored to nominate the wonderful Dr. Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, as our next FDA Commissioner,” Trump wrote in the Truth Social announcement. “Dr. Heidi has been a rockstar in my Administration, where she has worked directly with Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz, and team, to deliver on the MOST transformative Health Agenda in History.”

Her selection is already being praised by administration officials, pro-life leaders, and the head of the Make America Healthy Again movement. She is said to bring transparency to science, modernize drug approvals, deliver more MAHA wins, and be asked to pull the abortion pill from the market.

Overton, a board-certified physician in public health and general preventive medicine, previously served as a White House fellow and most recently was a deputy assistant for domestic policy.

“We need her leadership at the FDA now to ensure that the U.S. remains the world leader for Scientific Discovery and cures,” Trump continued.

“Dr. Heidi will work with Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Oz to rapidly deliver on my priorities of faster Cures, increased American Innovation, major Clinical Trial Reforms, lower Drug Prices, and even more MAHA wins! Dr. Overton will continue putting America First, and creating a Healthy America,” he concluded.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his support as well, saying the president chose the best person for the job.

“Heidi brings exceptional judgment, professionalism, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to the American people. I have seen her challenge assumptions, demand excellence, and turn bold ideas into meaningful results. At the FDA,” he wrote.

Pro-Life Organizations React

Lila Rose, president and founder of Live Action, a global human rights group, has already asked Overton to pull the abortion pill from the market.

“Congratulations to Dr. Heidi Overton on her nomination to lead the FDA,” Rose wrote on social media. “This is a chance to restore trust and put health over politics. Dr. Overton should pull the deadly abortion pill from the market. Step one: end mail-order abortions that kill babies even in pro-life states,” she continued.

Overton was quickly endorsed by pro-life group Americans United for Life CEO John Mize.

“Dr. Overton is the right candidate,” he said. “She has the scientific and medical background that will enable her to perform an objective analysis of the dangers chemical abortion poses to women. Americans United for Life supports Dr. Overton as the next commissioner of the FDA.”

Overton will still need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate when lawmakers return to Washington in September.

Replacing Makary

Overton’s nomination follows former FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary’s May resignation while under fire from pro-life groups.

Before his resignation, it was rumored Trump was prepared to fire Markary. He was set to appear before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday about the agency’s 2027 budget request. Makary was also at odds with the pro-life movement over allegations that he was slow-walking the safety review of the abortion pill.

“This is welcome news. Dr. Makary was uniquely destructive to the pro-life movement,” pro-life Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said. “He attempted to place pro-abortion lawyers in key positions.”

“He slow walked a vitally necessary review of the abortion drug mifepristone,” he claimed. “He used his discretion to approve a new abortion drug when the data shows it sends 1 in 10 women to the emergency room. He froze out pro-life leaders and repeatedly stonewalled Congress,” Hawley continued. 

This story has been updated.