Abortionpills—acombooftwodrugs,mifepristoneandmisoprostol—areonnotice:onApril7,2023,afederaljudgesaidtheFDA’sapprovalofmifepristonewasinvalid.Andthen,notmorethananhourlater,anotherfederaljudgeinaseparatecasesaidthatmifepristonehadtostayonthemarketincertainstates.Withthesetwocontradictoryrulings,mifepristone—andmedicalabortion,ingeneral—isinthecrosshairs.So,today,wewanttorewindtoanepisodewemadelastyear.Itlooksatthesetwodrugsoverthelast40years,fromtheiroriginstoriesanddevelopment,tohowtheiradministrationfromdoctorstopatientskeepsevolving.Thisstory,forus,started…

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Reportedby-MollyWebster,AvirMitraProducedbySarahQariwithmixinghelpfrom-ArianneWackFact-checkingby-DianeKellyandEditedby -BeccaBresslerCITATIONS:

Articles:

Fromoneofoursources,AbigailAiken:“Safetyandeffectivenessofself-managedmedicationabortionprovidedusingonlinetelemedicineintheUnitedStates:Apopulationbasedstudy”(https://zpr.io/kG3hNFXM4kb9)

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