- 1. Here’s How to Get A Medication Abortion Using the “Abortion Pill”—No Matter Where You Live
- (Sex)
- ... of having two take two types of medicine; first, you take a medicine named Mifepristone in a pill form, which stops the growth of the pregnancy by blocking the pregnancy hormone (progesterone). 24-48 hours ...
- Created on 18 November 2022
- 2. In a Post-Roe World, Cautious Optimism Can be Found in Medication Abortions
- (Living)
- ... area. The pills used for medication abortions—Mifeprex and Mifepristone—are FDA-approved, and states can’t pass laws that contradict the FDA. This is because the FDA is a federal organization, and the ...
- Created on 15 June 2022
- 3. COVID-19 Has Made Access To Reproductive Healthcare Evasive, As If Getting An Abortion Wasn't Already Hard Enough in Americ
- (Living)
- ... requirement for mifepristone, one of two prescription medications most commonly referred to as abortion pills.” Although widening abortion access is an uphill battle under the best of circumstances, the ...
- Created on 23 February 2021
- 4. 3 Women Hospitalized From Reverse Abortion Pill Study
- (Feminism)
- ... researcher Dr. Mitchell D. Creinin wrote the study was investigating “the efficacy and safety of mifepristone antagonization with high-dose oral progesterone.” The trial ended when three women were rushed ...
- Created on 11 December 2019
- 5. This Dutch Doctor Isn't Backing Down From The FDA About Mailing Abortion Pill
- (Feminism)
- ... waters. Last year, Dr. Gomperts created a new organization called Aid Access, where she simply mails abortion pills (mifepristone and misoprostol, respectively) for $95 (or for a reduced price and/or ...
- Created on 29 May 2019
- 6. American Women Can Now Get A Safe Abortion By Mail
- (Feminism)
- ... for their eligibly to take the pill through an online consultation. Gomperts will then personally fill a prescription for misoprostol and mifepristone. The prescription is then sent to a trusted Indian ...
- Created on 23 October 2018
- 7. Cut The Bullshit: How Online Pharmacies Can Help People Have Safe And Private Abortions
- (Feminism)
- ... and PrEP (to prevent HIV infection)—one wonders why abortion pills aren’t also available through these convenient, user-friendly platforms. The answer is politics. When mifepristone (one of the two pills ...
- Created on 27 July 2018
- 8. Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams Opens Up About Depression As She Checks Into Mental Health Facility: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... Reasoning George Delgado did a study involving 754 patients between 2012 and 2016 who called a hotline after taking Mifepristone, the first pill in the two-step medical abortion. The women were then ...
- Created on 18 July 2018
- 9. California Legislature Could Require All Public Universities To Provide Abortion Pills
- (Feminism)
- ... legislation of this kind. Medication abortion—also known as the abortion pill—is actually two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol. The pills are taken over two to three days, and can safely terminate ...
- Created on 05 February 2018
- 10. The War on Women Continues As Oklahoma Makes Performing Abortions A Felony
- (Feminism)
- This morning, Oklahoma legislatures took the war on women’s bodies to a new level. Lawmakers approved a bill that would make it a felony to perform abortions and would make the procedure punishable ...
- Created on 19 May 2016
- 11. Martha Plimpton Supports Abortion with a Political Fashion Statement
- (Feminism)
- Martha Plimpton has never shied away from sharing her viewpoints on abortion. Plimpton, star of ABC comedy The Real O’Neils, made waves recently by wearing a dress with the word "abortion” printed ...
- Created on 01 April 2016
- 12. What You Need To Know About The New FDA Label For Mifepristone And Abortion
- (Living)
- ... the FDA relaxed the guidelines for administering mifepristone, commonly known as “the abortion pill,” the drug taken alongside misoprostol to induce a medical abortion. A lotta stuff has changed, so listen ...
- Created on 31 March 2016
- 13. What to Expect When You're Expecting an Abortio
- (Living)
- ... two visits to the clinic. On the first visit, a doctor or nurse administers a pill, called mifepristone, which will block progesterone, the hormone your body makes naturally when pregnant. Within three ...
- Created on 11 August 2015
- 14. The Abortion Drone Makes Its First Flight to Poland
- (Feminism)
- ... happening every year. In reality, the estimation of abortions each year in Poland is a whopping 240,000, despite only 744 being reported officially. The abortion drone will carry pills such as mifepristone ...
- Created on 22 June 2015
- 15. Pennsylvania Mother Jailed For Helping Her Daughter Have an Abortion
- (General)
- ... in others like Wyoming and Kansas. The pills her daughter took are mifepristone and misoprostol, used together to induce a miscarriage, and it is perfectly legal when prescribed by a doctor. After Whalen’s ...
- Created on 25 September 2014
- 16. Yes! There's more than one morning after thanks to new drug
- (Sex)
- ... RU-486. The abortion pill, or RU-486, contains the synthetic steroid mifepristone and interferes with the body’s production of progesterone, thus stopping a fertilized egg from attaching to the lining ...
- Created on 30 June 2010
- 17. Huzzah! Lower Age for OTC Plan B
- (Feminism)
- ... B is: -Not an abortion. It is not mifepristone (RU486) or even related to it. -A really high dose of birth control that will prevent ovulation and implantation but not terminate an existing pregnancy. ...
- Created on 23 April 2009
