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Supreme Court Suggests It Won’t Restrict Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 2 developments

Anti-abortion advocates asked the court to roll back approvals of the drug that allow it to be prescribed via telehealth and taken through 10 weeks of pregnancy.

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  1. Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

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    Supreme Court Suggests It Won’t Restrict Abortion Drug Mifepristone

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill? (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case that could decide availability of abortion drug mifepristone (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Mifepristone access is coming before U.S. Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill? (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Here’s what to know about the safety of mifepristone, which is typically used with misoprostol in a medication abortion.

  4. Washington Times

    Mifepristone access is coming before the U.S. Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill? (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.

  5. CNN

    Doctors challenging mifepristone face scrutiny over their limited experience with the abortion drug (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The blockbuster case at the Supreme Court that could make it harder for millions of Americans to access the abortion pill mifepristone has turned almost entirely on 11 anti-abortion doctors and advocates who say their work has been upended by patients experiencing complications from the drug.

  6. The Oregonian

    Abortion back on Supreme Court docket, this time over access to widely used medication (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Abortion opponents will ask the high court to limit access to the medication mifepristone, which was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the United States last year.

  7. Christian Science Monitor

    Supreme Court might limit mifepristone – the drug used in two-thirds of U.S. abortions (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The Supreme Court will hear a case this week on whether to limit access to mifepristone, an abortion pill. Medicine abortions accounted for 63% of the more than 1 million abortions in the U.S. last year. The case’s result could impact political races this year.

  8. KTVZ Bend

    What is mifepristone? (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a case that could curtail access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. Mifepristone was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration decades ago and has been shown to be safe and effective…

  9. Local News 8

    How a medication abortion, also known as an ‘abortion pill,’ works (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — While the fate of mifepristone, one of two drugs used for medication abortions, is in the hands of the US Supreme Court, the drug continues to be available in states where abortion is legal.

  10. Forbes

    Supreme Court Suggests It Won’t Restrict Abortion Drug Mifepristone (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Anti-abortion advocates asked the court to roll back approvals of the drug that allow it to be prescribed via telehealth and taken through 10 weeks of pregnancy.

  11. New York Times

    What Is Mifepristone and How Is It Used? (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    More than half of people who get legal abortions in the United States — and three-quarters in Europe — use medication abortion.

  12. The Boston Globe

    What a Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone could mean for abortions in Mass. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The high court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a case concerning the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medical abortions. A ruling is not expected until the summer.

  13. Forbes

    Supreme Court Will Consider Restrictions On Abortion Drug Mifepristone Today—What To Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The court could roll back approvals of the drug that allow it to be prescribed via telehealth and taken through 10 weeks of pregnancy.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Q&A: The FDA says the abortion pill mifepristone is safe. Here's the evidence (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Mifepristone has been used more than 5 million times in the U.S. since its FDA approval in 2000. The Supreme Court will weigh a challenge to expanding its access.

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