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Court Allows West Virginia to Restrict Abortion Pill Mifepristone
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 — A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia can limit access to mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancies. The decision is the first of its kind and ...
4 States Ask FDA to Lift Rules on Abortion Pill Mifepristone
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — 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. The request ...
RFK Jr. Calls for a Review of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a fresh safety review of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions. He asked Dr. M...
Abortion Pill Alternative Found in Morning-After Pill
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – When one abortion pill faces lawsuits, another may be waiting in the wings, a new study suggests. The study, published Jan. 23 in the journal NEJM Evidence, has found a...
Federal Judge Revives Legal Effort To Limit Access to Abortion Pill
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 – Efforts to limit access to the abortion drug mifepristone have received a boost from a federal judge who took the bench during President Donald Trump's first term. U.S....
Live Far From a Clinic? Telehealth Abortion Services Are on the Rise
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Women who live far from an abortion clinic depend on telehealth and mail to obtain access to medication abortion, a new study says. Each 100-mile increase in distance from...
Weight-Loss Drugs, Wily Viruses, Abortion Pill Under Attack: The Top Health Stories of 2024
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget. As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizable dent in the obesity epidemic, study after study...
Some Abortion Pill Users Surprised By Pain, Study Says
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Abortion pills are safe and effective, but some pain will be part of the process for most women. However, many women are surprised by exactly how much pain is involved in a...
Texas Sues NY Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Pill by Telehealth
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – A New York doctor has been sued by the state of Texas for prescribing abortion pills via telehealth to a Dallas woman. In a news release announcing the filing of the lawsuit,...
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Offer Dubious Advice on 'Abortion Pill Reversal'
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – So-called crisis pregnancy centers, often created with an anti-abortion agenda, are providing pregnant women some questionable medical advice alongside potentially helpful...
Women Can Incur 'Catastrophic' Bills for Out-of-State Abortions, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – One piece left out of the abortion debate is the high transportation and medical bills facing women forced to leave their state to obtain the procedure. A new study is the...
Medication Abortion Before Confirmed Intrauterine Pregnancy Noninferior
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – For complete abortion, medication abortion before confirmed intrauterine pregnancy is noninferior to standard, delayed treatment, according to a study published in the Nov....
Using Abortion Pills Very Early in Pregnancy Is Safe, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – Abortion pills are safe and effective even very early in a pregnancy, a new study finds. Clinics and hospitals tend to defer medication abortions until a woman’s pregnancy i...