Last week's federal court ruling overturning the FDA's approval of a commonly used abortion drug can be seen as both an extension of growing public distrust as well as new fuel for it.
— could further fuel skepticism about public health agencies that was fomented by anti-vaccine activists and amplified during the pandemic by misinformation about COVID vaccines.The ruling can be seen as both an extension of growing public distrust as well as new fuel for it.
Some experts have argued that the FDA's decisions in these realms have undermined its own credibility. But courts "simply don't have the scientific and medical expertise to be making these decisions," she added. The decision is “part of a broader movement of not deferring to science and expertise."There's a strong partisan divide when it comes to public trust in the FDA, according to new Ipsos polling provided to Axios, with Democrats more likely to believe the agency is acting in good faith.
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