Marty Makary plans to resign from his post as FDA commissioner Published May 13, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) FDA Commissioner Marty Makary speaks after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2026. (Photo by Jim Watson/Getty Images) This story was originally published by The 19th . Food and Drug Commissioner Marty Makary’s planned resignation creates a new opening for anti-abortion activists to push for national restrictions on the procedure — and in particular, limit the availability of a key abortion drug. The move comes as anti-abortion groups became angry over what they viewed as his agency’s failure to curb access to the drug. Makary’s planned resignation, which multiple outlets reported Tuesday, followed reports of Trump’s growing dissatisfaction with the commissioner.…