So let me set the stage here!   The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labour and Pensions held a 10:00 am hearing this January 14, 2026. Its intended focus, as stated, was “ Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs .”     The earlier Dobbs decision [ Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ] of June 24, 2022 had overturned Roe v. Wade  (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey  (1992), eliminating the constitutional right to abort