Abortion Pills – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

22 Jan

Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted speaks against abortion pill during Senate hearing

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The abortion pill has become a target of Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., as well as state-level legislation in Ohio

16 Jan

Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing

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As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its review of the abortion pill mifepristone, Republican lawmakers are repeating calls for stronger federal regulations of the drug.

14 Jan

Study: FDA Regulation of Abortion Drug Mifepristone from 2011 to 2023 Shaped by Evidence and Caution

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Review of hundreds of internal FDA documents obtained under FOIA finds FDA generally followed cautious and evidence-based recommendations from staff scientists.

04 Jan

Major Battles for Reproductive Rights in 2026 Will Play Out in FDA and Courts

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Federal judges and agencies will decide whether to restrict or end people’s access to mailed abortion medicationhttps://truthout.org/articles/major-battles-for-reproductive-rights-in-2026-will-play-out-in-fda-and-courts/

31 Dec

EPA, states could consider regulating abortion pills

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Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills.

22 Dec

Opinion – Telemedicine abortion is winning — and that terrifies the right

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The year’s headlines were consumed by doom and gloom coverage. From hits against Planned Parenthood to increasingly restrictive anti-abortion laws passing in red states, and threats to proven-safe abortion medications, the post-Roe landscape certainly appeared bleak.

04 Dec

Texas’ new abortion ban aims to stop doctors from sending abortion pills to the state

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Texas’ massive new abortion law taking effect this week could escalate the national fight over mailing abortion pills.

28 Nov

Democratic U.S. Senators Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Efforts to Restrict Mifepristone

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U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and all of their Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary expressing alarm over the Trump Administration's plans to reexamine the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone. Since 2000, mifepristone has been approved by the FDA as a safe and effective medication for abortion care and miscarriage management. The Administration’s basis…

27 Oct

Abortion Pill Debate Intensifies As Clinics Close And Centers Expand

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As abortion pills face scrutiny and U.S. pregnancy centers broaden services, advocates and critics clash over access, safety, and the future of women’s health care.

23 Oct

KFF/Washington Post Poll Looks at Parents’ Trust in Children’s Health Content on Social Media, And Unfounded Claims About Abortion Pill Safety Follow FDA Approval of Generic Version

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Thttps://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/parents-trust-in-childrens-health-content-on-social-media-and-unfounded-claims-about-abortion-pill-safety/he latest release from the KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents, which finds that most parents report seeing children’s health content on social media, but many are unsure how to evaluate the trustworthiness of advice shared by health and wellness influencers. It also reviews misleading claims about the safety of medication abortion following the approval of a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, and it explores reports that federal officials are considering adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

16 Oct

Abortion pills are under attack

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Trump is targeting medication abortion.

09 Oct

Louisiana sues Food & Drug Administration to stop mailing of abortion medication

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s visit. It’s her latest attempt to place restrictions on out-of-state shipments of mifepristone, a medication that used to terminate pregnancies but that also has other life-saving and gynecological uses.

28 Sep

Celebrating mifepristone, a hero in modern abortion access, on its 25th anniversary in the U.S.

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When the Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone, the abortion pill, on Sept. 28, 2000, none of us working on expanding access to reproductive health care could have imagined the future we find ourselves in 25 years later. From the fall of Roe in 2022 and the subsequent banning or restriction of abortion in 19 states, to South Carolina’s recent efforts to include some forms of birth control in its total abortion ban, access to the basic medical care and medications that allow us to control our reproductive destinies is hanging by a thread. In the midst of this reproductive health care…

10 Sep

Medication abortion ban could achieve a top conservative goal

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The bill, set to become law later this year, could stop providers from mailing pills to Texas, which has allowed thousands to access abortion since Roe fell. It could be a blueprint for other states.

03 Sep

Bill allowing private citizens to sue over abortion pills gets initial OK in the Texas Senate

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The Texas Senate on Tuesday evening tentatively approved a bill that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails or provides abortion medication to or from Texas.