Abortion Pills – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

08 May

Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday put a one-week hold on major changes to how the abortion pill mifepristone can be prescribed. The ruling temporarily restores nationwide access to a drug used for most medication abortions in the U.S.

08 May

Here’s how medication abortion works with just one drug that’s still fully available

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A panel of federal appeals court judges changed rules for a medicine called mifepristone. For more than two decades, mifepristone has been used with another drug, misoprostol, for most medication abortions in the U.S.

07 May

Maryland Attorney General Brown and 22 others File Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone

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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 states and the District Columbia in urging the Supreme Court of the United States to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication.

07 May

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Fifth Circuit Decision Gutting Telehealth Access to Mifepristone Nationwide

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with anti-abortion extremists and reinstated medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone—a safe and effective medication that has been FDA-approved for more than 25 years and is used in the majority of abortion care in the United States. Two of the judges on the panel that issued this decision were nominated by Trump during his first administration and had robust anti-abortion records prior to their confirmation.

03 May

Supreme Court asked to pause ruling blocking telehealth and mail access to abortion pills

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The emergency appeal comes a day after a federal appeals court granted Louisiana's request to require that mifepristone be dispensed in person.

24 Apr

Advocacy in Action: Amer. Society for Repro. Medicine

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Our Government Affairs team has been working on, summarize relevant federal and state legislation, and highlight the advocacy and outreach efforts of our members.

22 Apr

Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

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Ruling is setback to Louisiana effort to stifle groups that send it into states with abortion bans

17 Apr

Mail-order dominates US abortion pill dispensing

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U.S. pharmacies are largely filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone via mail-order in states permitting telehealth access to the medication, despite a 2023 FDA decision allowing retail pharmacies to dispense the drug, according to a published ‌study

17 Mar

New Attacks on Medication Abortion Distort the Reality of Reproductive Coercion

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As abortion bans and restrictions proliferated after the fall of Roe, medication abortion, and telehealth abortion care in particular, have become some of the most common and critical ways that people can still access care. In an effort to eliminate these remaining points of access, the anti-abortion movement has launched a campaign of misinformation, junk science, and aberrant policies to try to restrict access to medication abortion.

19 Feb

Bipartisan efforts to boost birth control access emerge as GOP keeps pushing abortion pill bans

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Republican-majority legislatures have continued to focus on abortion medication by proposing legislation to further restrict mifepristone and misoprostol. GOP lawmakers are advancing bills that would allow people to sue out-of-state abortion providers and manufacturers.

23 Jan

Why Medication Abortion Is the Top Target for Anti-Abortion Groups in 2026

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This week would have marked the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — that is, until 2022, when the court overturned it. Since then, abortion has been banned in 13 states and severely limited in 10 others.

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/