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Supreme Court Rejects Case That Would Have Curbed Access to Abortion Drug

THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a case that aimed to curb access to the controversial abortion drug mifepristone, saying the plaintiffs who brought the case to...

Louisiana Votes to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances

FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Louisiana has become the first state to pass a law that designates abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Once Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill into law, as he is...

Mail-Order Mifepristone Effective, Feasible for Medication Abortion

MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Mail-order pharmacy dispensing of mifepristone for medication abortion is effective, acceptable, and feasible, according to a study published online May 13 in JAMA Internal...

Getting Abortion Pill Via Mail Order Is Quick, Safe & Effective

MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that's as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic or doctor’s office, a new study says. U...

SCOTUS Appears Skeptical of Arguments to Curb Abortion Pill Access

WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – Following oral arguments presented on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court looked poised to rebuff a legal challenge to women's access to the abortion pill. Mifepristone is...

Use of Medication Abortion Rose After Dobbs Decision

TUESDAY, March 27, 2024 – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine nationwide access to the abortion pill, a new study finds requests for the...

U.S. Abortion Rates Rose After Dobbs Decision, Led by Medication Abortions

TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 – Following the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, the number of abortions in the United States has risen to more than a million per year, with medication...

CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Some States

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 – CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has certified the nation's...

CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Some States

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 – CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has certified the nation's...

Telehealth as Safe as Clinics for Abortion Pills, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 – Medication abortion can be delivered safely and effectively using telemedicine, a large, new study concludes. Women who received abortion pills through the mail following a...

Journal Publisher Retracts Two Studies Cited in Abortion Pill Access Case

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Two studies that warned of the harms of the abortion pill have been retracted by the journals' publisher over flaws in the data and conflicts of interest among the...

'Substantial Demand' for Abortion Pills Ordered in Advance, Study Finds

TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – A U.S. online provider of the mifepristone/misoprostol abortion pill combo saw a ten-fold jump in orders when the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade was first leaked in...

Supreme Court Will Rule on Availability of Abortion Pill

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – The Supreme Court will review the ability of American women to easily access a commonly used abortion pill, the court announced Wednesday. Mifepristone has become central...

Appeals Court Upholds Restrictions on Mifepristone

THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – The abortion pill mifepristone should remain legal in the United States, but with significant restrictions on access to it, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The...

Appeals Court Upholds Restrictions on Abortion Pill

THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – The abortion pill mifepristone should remain legal in the United States, but with significant restrictions on access to it, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The d...

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