mifepristone

The U.S. Supreme Court thwarted a bid to limit access to a commonly used abortion drug, effectively countering recent attempts to restrict the procedure. What Happened: The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed a case brought forward by anti-abortion proponents against the U.S. Food and Drug...

The Supreme Court's decision on Friday to protect access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing lower-court rulings that placed restrictions on its usage is viewed by some as a victory for the Biden administration and women who suffered a disappointing defeat when the...

The U.S. Supreme Court has halted a Texas judge's restrictions on a widely used abortion pill, allowing it to remain on the market.  On Friday, the high court granted emergency requests by the Justice Department and mifepristone manufacturer Danco Laboratories to put on...

A U.S. judge in Texas has suspended the government's decades-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which terminates a pregnancy within the first 10 weeks. On Friday, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. Northern District of Texas, who was appointed to the bench by...