The abortion pill mifepristone, used in the majority of U.S. abortions, faces an uncertain future under the new Republican administration. President Donald Trump’s pick for Food and Drug ...

Mifepristone is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end pregnancy up to 10 weeks. In recent years, the FDA has loosened restrictions to allow patients to be assessed via telehealth ...

Mifepristone is reported by the FDA to have fewer than 0.5% of recipients experiencing “serious adverse reactions,” and death associated with the drug is even more rare.

Last year, the Supreme Court preserved the Food and Drug Administration’s previous existing approval of mifepristone. As the drug faces greater legal challenges, and after the fall of Roe v.

Since its approval in France in 1988, the abortifacient mifepristone (RU486) has proven to be a safe, effective, acceptable option for millions of women seeking abortion during the first several ...

Since the end of Roe. v. Wade, the abortion drug mifepristone has increasingly become a flashpoint between pro-life and pro-choice advocates. Four months after the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit ...

Now used in two-thirds of U.S. abortions, mifepristone blocks a hormone needed to sustain a pregnancy. It’s typically used with misoprostol, which causes contractions and bleeding. In the study ...

Access to abortion services increased substantially in Ontario after mifepristone became available through community pharmacies in Canada in 2017, according to new research. Expanding the ...

In recent testimony before the Senate health committee, Makary wouldn’t commit to specific action on the pill, called mifepristone, despite prodding from both Republicans and Democrats.Medical ...

An at-home abortion involves taking two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, to terminate a pregnancy. Take the first medication orally, and 24-48 hours later, dissolve the second pill in your mouth.