Mifepristone
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U.S. Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access as lawsuit continuesThe court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.HealthMay 14
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Court restricts U.S. abortion access, blocks mailing of mifepristone pillA panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is requiring that prescriptions of the abortion pill be distributed only in-person at clinics.HealthMay 1
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Abortion drug mifepristone will remain widely accessible after U.S. Supreme Court rulingThe justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal FDA's approval of the medication, mifepristone, and subsequent actions to ease access.HealthJun 13, 2024
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U.S. Supreme Court hearing case about abortion pill accessThe Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years agoU.S. NewsMar 26, 2024
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Some U.S. abortion pill restrictions upheld, case bound for top courtThe appeals court's decision overturned part of a lower court ruling that would have revoked the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year-old approval of mifepristone.U.S. NewsAug 16, 2023
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South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban. Here’s where other states standThe state Senate on Tuesday passed the latest effort to impose a ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.U.S. NewsMay 23, 2023
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Abortion pill opponents appear to get favourable hearing at U.S. appeals courtThe closely watched case is likely to wind up at the U.S. Supreme Court, which already intervened to keep mifepristone available while the legal fight winds through the courts.U.S. NewsMay 17, 2023
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How the latest U.S. abortion pill attacks may have ripple effects in CanadaAbortion rights advocates and experts say an ongoing challenge to medical abortion in the United States could have implications for Canada.CanadaApr 23, 2023
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U.S. abortion pill access preserved — for now — as Supreme Court rejects court’s banThe court granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and the maker of the drug mifepristone who are appealing a lower court ruling that would roll back FDA approval.U.S. NewsApr 21, 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court faces self-imposed deadline to vote on abortion pill accessMifepristone has repeatedly been found to be safe and effective, and has been used by more than 5 million women in the U.S. since the FDA approved it in 2000.U.S. NewsApr 21, 2023
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