medication abortion

Women stock up on abortion pills and Plan B, fearing new restrictions under Trump

6:00am November 16, 2024

Telehealth providers say requests for the pills have spiked since the election. Patients and doctors worry what a Trump presidency could mean for medical abortion and emergency contraception.

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California legislators in 2019 passed the law that requires all the state's 33 public university campuses to provide abortion pills. It took effect in January 2023, but LAist found that basic information for students to obtain the medication is often nonexistent.

California colleges provide abortion pills but many fail to make students aware

5:01am April 04, 2024

Despite a law mandating that they offer the pills, many campus health clinics don't publicize that they have them, leaving students struggling to track them down off-campus.

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The Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion on June 24, 2022.

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What's at stake in the Supreme Court mifepristone case

10:01am March 25, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The case could affect not just abortion access but oversight of the drug industry and the authority of federal agencies. The court hears arguments Tuesday.

The share of abortions that are performed with medication alone (a combination of mifepristone and misoprosotol) increased between 2020 and 2023.

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Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023

12:02am March 19, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

That's the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.

Mifepristone is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion.

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In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion drugs

12:28pm January 22, 2024

by Patrick Adams

They're pioneering a new model of care that will allow for one-stop, same-day access to mifepristone — no appointment necessary.

A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on Oct. 12, 2022.

Threats to abortion access drive demand for abortion pills, analysis suggests

11:02am January 02, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

Requests for abortion pills from people who were not yet pregnant spiked when patients appeared to perceive threats to abortion access, new research has found.

From left to right: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Republican candidates continue to be pressed on abortion rights on the campaign trail.

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on abortion

10:38am November 16, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans have struggled with messaging on the issue. GOP presidential hopefuls are trying to strike a balance on the campaign trail.

A patient prepares to take mifepristone, for a medication abortion. A federal appeals court ruled to impose new restrictions on the drug Wednesday but the ruling will not take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in.

Ruling deals blow to access to abortion pill mifepristone — but nothing changes yet

7:19pm August 16, 2023

A federal appeals court would restrict the use of mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions. But previous action by the Supreme Court means the status quo holds for now.

Demonstrators rally to mark the first anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization case in Washington, DC on June 24, 2023.

Abortion access could continue to change in year 2 after the overturn of Roe v. Wade

6:35pm July 03, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws.

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The drug manufacturer GenBioPro received FDA approval for its generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone — the first dose in a widely-used, two-drug protocol — in 2019.

Generic abortion pill manufacturer sues FDA in effort to preserve access

1:49pm April 19, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

GenBioPro, which makes a generic form of mifepristone, is suing the FDA seeking to preserve access to the drug amidst ongoing federal litigation.