What Is Mifepristone, the Abortion Drug at Issue in the Hearing?
A key issue in the hearing has been whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would increase scrutiny of the abortion drug mifepristone if he becomes HHS secretary. The drug is part of a two-step process that is now the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.
Abortion drug Mifepristone is safer than Viagra or Penicillin. So why do Republicans want to ban it?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr had an absolute trainwreck of a confirmation hearing. Kennedy, who had been a vocal vaccine skeptic and preached numerous disproven conspiracy theories, was lambasted for his anti-science stance and his refusal to stop suing the very companies he now wants to regulate.
RFK Jr. Says He Would Study Abortion Pill Mifepristone for 'Safety Issues'
Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he would study the abortion pill mifepristone for "safety issues" if confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.
New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.
Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the U.
Emergency contraception pill could be repurposed as abortion drug: Research
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs
4 Myths About the Abortion Pill Mifepristone, Debunked
A recent lightning rod for abortion opponents, the drug mifepristone—the first of two in the standard medication abortion regimen—surfaced several times during Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s first Senate confirmation hearing as President Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary.
How A Possible Mifepristone Substitute May Affect Women And Abortion
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?
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Federal judge revives legal effort to limit access to abortion pill
A decision by a federal judge last week is reviving the effort to limit access to mifepristone, opening a fresh round of litigation over a widely used drug that has grown in importance since the ...
Top Republican 'struggling' with RFK Jr.'s nomination over Kennedy's vaccine views
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse slammed Kennedy for what he called his anti-vaccine views and past statements citing rising measles cases. "Frankly, you frighten people," the Rhode Island senator, ...
Efforts to stockpile mifepristone in CT have stalled
Several states, including Massachusetts, began stockpiling the drug after a federal court ruling in Texas blocked the FDA’s ...