Abortion Pills

Explained: The 1870s Comstock Act, which is threatening access to abortion pills in the US

Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more than half of US abortions

Could a widely used abortion pill be banned across the US?

A federal judge in Texas will decide whether mifepristone – an abortion pill prescribed with another drug – would continue to be sold in the markets or not. A ban could affect even those states in the US where abortion is still legal

From costs to side-effects, how do medication abortions work

After the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, medication abortions became the preferred way to end pregnancies in the US. However, now more states are seeking a ban on them

US court to hear lawsuit over legality of abortion pill

US District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk announced Monday the hearing in Amarillo, Texas on a lawsuit alleging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should never have approved the 'dangerous' prescription pill in 2000

What are medication abortion and how safe are they?

Gynaecologists say that there is evidence on the safe use of abortion pills up until about 11 or even 12 weeks, but overall, these medications are 97 per cent effective

Explained: How end of Roe v Wade will affect birth control, abortion pills and IVF treatments in the US

The Supreme Court's decision overturning the right to abortion nearly 50 years ago will have far-reaching implications for reproductive health care across the United States

Abortion inducing pills to become next battleground in US reproductive fight

With little other means at its disposal, the Biden administration will focus on expanding access to abortion pills for women living in states where the procedure is banned or restricted -- while those states and powerful conservative groups are sure to mount legal challenges to prohibit their use