Days after FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said that the agency planned to review the safety of abortion pill mifepristone, attorneys general from four pro-choice states have fired back, filing (PDF ...

Attorneys general from four states are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift restrictions on mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the FDA "to review the latest data on mifepristone ," but experts say concerns about the abortion pill's safety are misguided.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary committed to reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone in a letter sent to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). “As with all drugs, FDA continues ...

The Trump administration said a lawsuit involving the abortion pill mifepristone that was brought by three GOP-led states should be dismissed. Latest U.S.

Pro-choice advocates say the science is settled on the abortion pill mifepristone, but critics argue that better safeguards need to be in place after the FDA relaxed them in recent years.

Donald Trump, speaking during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, suggested that he would consider restricting access to the abortion pill through federal regulations.

Mifepristone blocks a hormone called progesterone, which helps the body maintain the inside of the uterus so a pregnancy can continue. A healthy uterine lining is what supports a fertilized egg ...

The Supreme Court’s rejection of the abortion-pill challenge won’t end efforts to restrict access to the drug, legal experts said. Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images ...

Mifepristone is typically used together with misoprostol to induce an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected on Thursday a bid by a group of antiabortion doctors that would have ...