Medication abortion was used for more than half of all abortions in the United States in 2020. Yale Medicine answers common questions about the medications.| Yale Medicine
For decades, clinicians relied on the gold standard of medication abortion care: a two-pill regimen. Mifepristone is taken first, followed by misoprostol 24 to 48 hours later. However, misoprostol can be used alone for abortion. Recent research on patients in the U.S. confirms that misoprostol-only abortion is not only safe and effective, but that patients respond positively to using it. In light of the FDA’s recent decision to reopen its safety review of mifepristone—a move advocates ...| Ms. Magazine
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A Q&A with Dr. Nisha Verma, a fellow of ACOG and complex family planning subspecialty trained OB/GYN, and Vanessa Wellbery, ACOG’s Senior State Government Affairs Manager.| www.acog.org
The challenge to mifepristone approval in the lawsuit Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA has created and perpetuated legal complexity and caused widespread confusion among patients and clinicians, including ACOG members.| www.acog.org