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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington

Politics Oct 03

WATCH: FDA and HHS not endorsing generic abortion pill they just approved, White House says

By Associated Press

Health Oct 02

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of FDA headquarters in White Oak, Maryland
FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting conservative backlash

Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration.

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Health Jan 31

FILE PHOTO: A patient prepares to take Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, at Alamo Women's Clinic i...
New York doctor indicted over online prescription of abortion pill in Louisiana

The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and opened the door for…

By Sara Cline, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Health Aug 25

A box of Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, is pictured in this illustration
Watch 6:25
In post-Roe era, study finds more Americans are self-managing their abortions

According to a new study, the percentage of people who say they’ve tried to end a pregnancy outside of the medical system has gone up since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. John Yang speaks with…

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Andrew Chambers

Politics Jun 13

FILE PHOTO: A patient prepares to take Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, at Alamo Women's Clinic i...
Supreme Court unanimously preserves access to abortion medication mifepristone

The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug, and the FDA's subsequent actions to ease access to it.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Mar 24

LISTEN: In mifepristone case, Supreme Court seems concerned about whether opponents have right to sue

The high court's return to the abortion thicket is taking place in a political and regulatory landscape that was reshaped by the abortion decision in 2022 that led many Republican-led states to ban or severely restrict abortion.

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Mar 24

Watch 6:34
Why 2024 may be the most consequential election for reproductive rights in 50 years

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case challenging FDA rules that make it easier to get mifepristone, the medication that accounts for more than half of all U.S. abortions. John Yang speaks with legal historian Mary…

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Apr 24

Supreme Court’s move on abortion pill in line with majority of Americans

By Laura Santhanam

"We're far from resolved in this country around abortion, and the courts are extremely busy."…

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Apr 13

Court maintains abortion pill access but tightens restrictions

By Paul J. Weber, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The decision late Wednesday temporarily narrowed a ruling by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the nation’s most commonly used method of abortion.

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Apr 09

Health secretary Becerra slams Texas abortion pill ruling as ‘reckless’ and ‘not America’

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

The nation's top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America" and he did not rule out defying the judge's order if necessary.

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