Former Vice President Mike Pence has demanded that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resign for failing to conduct a safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone.

“Kennedy should step aside and give President Trump the opportunity to select a new HHS Secretary who will deliver pro-life results for the American people,” Pence stated.

A memo from Pence’s group, the Advancing American Freedom Foundation, states: “It’s time to kick this progressive wolf in pro-life sheep’s clothing to the curb.” The memo accused Kennedy of being “unable or unwilling to deliver on his many promises to the pro-life movement,” noting that he was confirmed under the belief he would protect vulnerable women and children—not to pursue four more years of progressive pro-abortion policies at HHS.

During his confirmation process, Kennedy pledged to direct the Food and Drug Administration to review mifepristone’s safety, accusing the previous administration of “twisting the data to bury one of the safety signals.” However, the review remains incomplete. As a result, Biden-era mail-order policies have allowed abortion pills to flood the nation, including pro-life states that want to protect unborn babies.

Pence’s call comes after pro-life groups accused FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary of slow-walking the mifepristone safety review until after the 2026 midterm elections. Reports indicate Makary has requested a delay in the safety review for mifepristone, instructing agency officials to hold off until after the midterms.

The dissent also signals that Trump’s coalition may be fraying. Evangelical voters helped make him president twice, and the Make America Healthy Again contingent—comprising disaffected Democrats—followed Kennedy into the Trump camp last year, increasing his margins of victory. However, back in the White House, Trump has focused more on alleged dangers of food dyes, Tylenol, and vaccines than on curbing abortion access.