On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), a case affecting access to mifepristone, an abortion drug. The ruling is expected in June.
Mifepristone is often said to be safer than Tylenol, and currently, women can access it without medical supervision. This begs the question: How safe is the drug?
How Does Mifepristone Work
The FDA approved mifepristone in 2000. The drug is usually prescribed in conjunction with misoprostol to terminate a pregnancy, though medical abortion can also be achieved with only misoprostol.
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers both health news and in-depth features on emerging health issues. Marina holds a bachelor's degree in biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
