Health Sep 22 Researchers explore new uses for abortion-related drugs By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford
Health Sep 21 Watch 9:20 How abortion politics is blocking progress in women's healthcare For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S. But mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis. As anti-abortion groups lobby to further restrict these… By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford
Nation May 14 Watch 3:54 Supreme Court extends access to mifepristone, for now The Supreme Court again extended access to mifepristone, for now. Thursday, justices extended a pause on a lower court ruling that would have blocked telehealth prescriptions and mail distribution of the abortion pill. Amna Nawaz discussed what this means for… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris
Nation May 14 Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out The 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. Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until into next year as the… By Mark Sherman, Geoff Mulvihill, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Politics May 11 Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect. By Mark Sherman, Geoff Mulvihill, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
May 05 Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Back-to-back court rulings on abortion pill access are thrusting a contentious political issue back into the spotlight ahead of this year’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the second half of President Donald Trump's term. Continue reading
May 04 Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies By Mark Sherman, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The court's order will remain in effect for another week while both sides respond and the court more fully considers the issue. Continue reading
May 02 What to know about a mifepristone maker asking the Supreme Court to restore access to the pill by mail By Hannah Schoenbaum, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A maker of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block an appellate court ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug just a day earlier. Here's what to know. Continue reading
May 01 Court restricts abortion access across U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone By Associated Press A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is requiring that the abortion pill be distributed only in-person at clinics. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 9:21 Underground networks for abortion pills appear as states limit access By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford Medication abortions account for more than 60 percent of all abortions in the United States, up from just a quarter a decade ago. But in the aftermath of Roe’s reversal, abortion pills are now banned in at least 14 states. Continue watching