About two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the court on Tuesday will revisit the issue of reproductive rights, this time contemplating whether to limit access to mifepristone, the first of two pills used in medication abortion. Ahead of oral arguments and eventual ruling, doctors and patient advocates are expressing alarm about… Continue reading Doctors fear restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone
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Mifepristone Access Is Coming Before The US Supreme Court. How Safe Is This Abortion Pill?
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The central dispute in the case is whether the Food and Drug Administration overlooked serious safety problems when it made… Continue reading Mifepristone Access Is Coming Before The US Supreme Court. How Safe Is This Abortion Pill?
Abortion pills: what does the latest mifepristone ruling mean? | Abortion
A federal appeals court ruled to limit access to a widely used abortion pill, mifepristone, upholding portions of a lower court decision by a federal judge in Texas to suspend the drug’s FDA approval. Mifepristone, the generic abortion pill, remains on the market for now. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of conservative judges said… Continue reading Abortion pills: what does the latest mifepristone ruling mean? | Abortion