The Vatican and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have warned for years that emergency contraceptives could induce ...

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“The abortion pill remains unnecessarily over-regulated ... and effective for both medication abortion and management of early pregnancy loss. In fact, over time, additional clinical study ...

Ethical side effects: It is estimated that women experience at least one very early abortion for every year that they are on the Pill. Both pro-abortion and pro-life groups acknowledge that the ...

A study published last week found that the active ingredient used in a common morning-after “emergency contraceptive” can be used to induce a chemical abortion at least up to the ninth week ...

which is used in combination with misoprostol to induce a medical abortion in an early-stage pregnancy. This is the most common way in the U.S. to terminate a pregnancy through medication ...

A new study shows a possible new abortion drug to replace mifepristone. But will these results increase abortion access—or restrict women's reproductive health options down the line?

Abortion policy could see more changes across the U.S. as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term and state ...

The findings could spark political debates that might affect access to certain abortion medications FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- When one abortion pill faces lawsuits, another may be ...

New research suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception may help women have an abortion. Here, MDs weigh in on how ...

Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and during this legislative session, anti-abortion advocates are hoping to foreclose on the few remaining avenues left to end a pregnancy.