Nearly 2/3 of Americans oppose ban on abortion medication
A new poll found that a nationwide ban on the drug mifepristone is overwhelmingly unpopular — including among Republicans.
By Emily Singer - April 24, 2023A new poll found that a nationwide ban on the drug mifepristone is overwhelmingly unpopular — including among Republicans.
By Emily Singer - April 24, 2023The new limits to the abortion pill's use will take effect Saturday unless the court acts before then.
By Associated Press - April 14, 2023If the FDA approval for mifepristone is blocked, some abortion care providers across the country may have to stop offering medication abortion altogether.
By 19th News - April 12, 2023Officials in Washington, California, New York and Massachusetts have announced purchases of mifepristone and misoprostol.
By Rebekah Sager - April 11, 2023The Department of Justice appealed a federal judge’s ruling that the FDA had illegally approved mifepristone 23 years ago.
By Rebekah Sager - April 11, 2023Anti-abortion lawmakers have increasingly tried to normalize a practice in recent years that most medical professionals deem unethical and non-scientific.
By Rebekah Sager - March 23, 2023Patients who are miscarrying face so much ‘chaos and fear’ as states tighten abortion restrictions, Sen. Mazie Hirono said in urging Danco Laboratories to petition the FDA for the change.
By 19th News - February 07, 2023‘The same amount of people still need abortions as they did before they started all these bans,’ Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman’s Health said.
By Lisa Needham - March 10, 2022Doctors have called for an end to mandatory ultrasounds ahead of abortions.
By Lisa Needham - January 28, 2022The ruling is a victory for abortion rights advocates, who are facing broad challenges nationswide.
By Lisa Needham - November 10, 2021South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem is also hoping to restrict access to the telehealth procedure in her state.
By Lisa Needham - September 13, 2021Research shows the procedure is extremely safe and allows an alternative to in-office care.
By Lisa Needham - August 19, 2021Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has debuted a bill that would defund every public university in California.
By Josh Israel - July 21, 2021People are turning increasingly to self-managed medication abortions.
By Lisa Needham - June 04, 2021The impact of this type of ban could be especially disastrous for a state as large and sparsely populated as Wyoming.
By Lisa Needham - March 23, 2021Republicans are attacking the safest way to get an abortion during the pandemic.
By Lisa Needham - August 07, 2020