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News Articles: medication abortion

Access to medical abortion pills could be restricted under the incoming Trump presidency.

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  • Health

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

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.

November 16, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Boden and
  • Elissa Nadworny
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.

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  • Health

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

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.

April 04, 2024
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By:
  • Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and
  • Jackie Fortier
The Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion on June 24, 2022.

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  • Health

What's at stake in the Supreme Court mifepristone case

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.

March 25, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
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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  • Health

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

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.

March 19, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Mifepristone is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion.

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  • Health

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

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

January 22, 2024
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By:
  • Patrick Adams
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.

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  • Health

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

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.

January 02, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
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.

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  • Elections

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on abortion

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.

November 16, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
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.

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  • Health

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

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.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Diane Webber
Demonstrators rally to mark the first anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in the <em>Dobbs v Women's Health Organization</em> case in Washington, DC on June 24, 2023.

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  • Health

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

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.

July 03, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
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.

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  • National

Generic abortion pill manufacturer sues FDA in effort to preserve access

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

April 19, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Packages of Mifepfex, the brand-name version of mifepristone, seen at a family planning clinic in Rockville, Md.

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  • Health

Here's what really happened during the abortion drug's approval 23 years ago

A Texas judge ruled that the Food and Drug Administration wrongly approved mifepristone in 2000 and accused it of doing a rush job. Here's what really went down.

April 15, 2023
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin

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  • Health

Share your story: Have you used medication for abortion or miscarriage care?

NPR would like to hear from you. With the future of some abortion pills in jeopardy, tell us about your experience using medication to end a pregnancy or treat a miscarriage.

April 13, 2023
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  • Health Editors
Misoprostol is typically used as part of a two-drug protocol for a medication abortion. But it is also safe and effective when used alone, doctors say.

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  • Health

Medication abortion is still possible with just one drug. Here's how it works

A judge's ruling puts access to the abortion drug mifepristone in limbo, pending further court decisions. But there's another drug that is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy.

April 13, 2023
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By:
  • Mara Gordon
Mifepristone was approved more than 20 years ago to induce first-trimester abortions in combination with a second drug, misoprostol.

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  • Politics

With abortion pill access uncertain, states strike deals to stock up

California, Washington state, New York and Massachusetts are stockpiling misoprostol and mifepristone, both of which are used in abortion regimens.

April 11, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
The J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, where U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will decide on a lawsuit over the abortion drug mifepristone.

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  • National

Read the transcript: What happened inside the federal hearing on abortion pills

Read the transcript from Wednesday's hearing before Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in a federal case that could decide the future of access to a major abortion pill.

March 17, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon
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