Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he would study the abortion pill mifepristone for "safety issues" if confirmed to lead the ...

A key issue in the hearing has been whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would increase scrutiny of the abortion drug mifepristone ...

What is the shelf life of the abortion pill? Do abortion pills expire? Mifepristone usually has a shelf life of about five ...

The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient ...

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, ...

Mifepristone is under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.

A Louisiana grand jury on Friday indicted a New York doctor for enabling the termination of a minor's pregnancy by prescribing an abortion bill. The grand jury also indicted the minor's mother, ...

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.

Several states, including Massachusetts, began stockpiling the drug after a federal court ruling in Texas blocked the FDA’s approval of mifepristone in April 2023. Last June, the Supreme Court ...

An emergency contraception pill could be repurposed as an abortion drug and possibly be an alternative to mifepristone, a new study suggests Mifepristone blocks a hormone needed to sustain a ...