A new study shows a possible new abortion drug to replace mifepristone. But will these results increase abortion access—or restrict women's reproductive health options down the line?

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, ...

The FDA approved mifepristone (Mifeprex) and misoprostol for medication abortion in 2000, and "this regimen now constitutes a substantial proportion of abortions in places where mifepristone is ...

AND IT’S ACTUALLY TWO MEDICATIONS. IT’S ONE CALLED MIFEPRISTONE AND A SECOND ONE CALLED MISOPROSTOL. AND THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO GET MIFEPRISTONE, THAT FIRST DRUG TAKEN OFF OF THE MARKET ...

It's typically used with misoprostol, which causes contractions and bleeding Mifepristone has been under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.

Now used in two-thirds of U.S. abortions, mifepristone blocks a hormone needed to sustain a pregnancy. It’s typically used with misoprostol, which causes contractions and bleeding. In the study ...