Senators to question FDA nominee about her views on abortion pill and vaccines

President Donald Trump's nominee for FDA commissioner, Dr. Heidi Overton, is set to testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers are expected to scrutinize her stance on vaccines, the abortion pill and other FDA-regulated products facing new scrutiny. Overton, a physician and former White House staffer, has a history of advocating positions that diverge from the FDA's usual policies.

Her support for separating childhood vaccines, opposition to expanding access to mifepristone and criticism of the FDA's decision to allow mail delivery of the abortion pill have raised concerns among some lawmakers.