Tag: abortion pill
Supreme Court blocks ruling that paused mailing of abortion pill mifepristone
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 blocked an appeals court ruling that sought to pause a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes...
Appeals court blocks mail distribution of abortion pill in Louisiana as...
WASHINGTON -- An appeals court on May 1 temporarily blocked a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill, to be dispensed through...
FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone would be revoked under proposal...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced March 11 he has introduced legislation in the Senate that would ban mifepristone, a drug commonly, but...
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules in dismissal of challenge to abortion...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked...
Louisiana House approves legislation classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
The Louisiana House approved legislation May 21 that would classify drugs used for both early abortion and miscarriage as controlled dangerous substances, and would...
Guttmacher Institute study shows abortion rate is the highest it’s been...
A recent study from the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that supports abortion access, found that the number of abortions in 2023 has increased to...
Supreme Court prepares to hear two cases on access to abortion...
As the Supreme Court prepares to take up two cases on access to pills commonly used for early abortions, U.S. Catholic bishops have issued...
Walgreens and CVS announce they will begin dispensing abortion pill mifepristone
Two major U.S. pharmacy chains have announced they will begin dispensing the drug mifepristone, which has been prescribed for both abortion and early miscarriage,...
U.S. Supreme Court takes case on abortion pill mifepristone; decision could...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court said Dec. 13 it would take up a case concerning the abortion pill, the first major case involving...
President Joe Biden defends status quo ‘to stand by FDA’s evidence-based...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court said April 21 it would block a lower court's restrictions on an abortion pill, leaving the drug on...









