Kyle Diamantas promises to be "most pro-life FDA commissioner" in U.S. history: report

Acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Kyle Diamantas has promised he will be the “most pro-life FDA commissioner that the FDA has ever had.”

Diamantas made his promise to Students for Life president Kristan Hawkins, according to The Daily Signal.

Shortly after his appointment as acting FDA head, Diamantas reached out to pro-life leaders, including Hawkins, Live Action president Lila Rose, and March for Life president Jennie Lichter.

Diamantas was responding to concerns about his past legal work on behalf of Planned Parenthood, insisting he is pro-life and that he sought to be removed from the pro-abortion assignment.

On Tuesday, the White House confirmed the resignation of FDA chief Marty Makary amid a storm of issues, including internal staff turmoil and his handling of abortion pills, vaccines, and nicotine products.

On Wednesday, Lila Rose revealed she had spoken with Diamantas, who sought to answer pro-life fears.

“He told me he regrets work he performed as an outside attorney for Planned Parenthood in Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando v. MMB Properties,” Rose said. “He shared that he was assigned to the case by his law firm, performed work on it, and ultimately regretted his involvement because of his moral opposition to abortion. He then asked his superiors to remove him from the case. He said that he is pro-life and cares deeply about the pro-life cause.”

“I also raised the urgent crisis of the abortion pill,” she added. “Nearly 11% of women who take mifepristone experience serious adverse events, and the abortion pill has killed millions of American babies. Diamantas told me that reviewing the abortion pill is a top priority for him and the administration.”