mifepristone

WASHINGTON — A hearing Tuesday before the Supreme Court indicated a majority of the justices want to maintain women’s access to the abortion pill mifepristone despite objections from anti-abortion activists. The doctors and organizations who sued argued the Food and... Read More

WASHINGTON — The nation’s two largest pharmacy chains will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in select states later this month, just weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could lead to its removal from... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will review a dispute over the popular abortion medication mifepristone, a move that could have a sweeping impact not only on its use going forward, but also on the regulatory authority... Read More

WASHINGTON — Danco Laboratories, maker of the Mifeprex® abortion pill, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to overturn a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that would dramatically limit the availability of the drug. In August the... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Legislature gave its final approval on Tuesday to a bill that would provide legal protection to doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion has largely been outlawed.... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday evening ruled that women will continue to have access to the abortion pill mifepristone while the Biden administration appeals restrictions ordered by a lower federal court. In a brief order, the justices granted emergency... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and drug company Danco Laboratories asked the Supreme Court on Friday to continue to afford women access to a popular abortion drug, while the legal battle rages on concerning its use. Mifepristone was approved... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has appealed a Texas court ruling that would block the sale of the abortion medication mifepristone, the most commonly used method of abortion in the United States. In a filing before the 5th U.S. Circuit... Read More

WASHINGTON — An abortion pill previously available only from a certified doctor, clinic or two online pharmacies will soon be obtainable at local pharmacies with a prescription, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. Mifepristone is the first of two... Read More