A medication abortion involves taking both mifepristone and misoprostol, but experts say that misoprostol alone is a safe and effective method. (Getty Images) Adding to the confusion is the fact that ...

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a groundbreaking decision on June 24, Indiana will likely see changes to abortion laws in the state. One such conversation has centered around ...

A judge's ruling puts access to the abortion drug mifepristone in limbo, pending further court decisions. But there's another drug that is safe... Medication abortion is still possible with just one ...

Louisiana doctors say they still have plenty of questions about how they will be able to access a life-saving drug once it’s placed under restricted access starting next month — even after state ...

An imminent ruling from a Texas federal judge could soon block the use of a common abortion medication across the United States, leaving one drug available. More than half of all abortions in the ...

The abortion pill mifepristone has been on uncertain legal ground ever since a Texas judge ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval more than two decades ago should be ...

This story is an accompaniment to a three-part podcast series released by NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media. You can listen to the full series here or wherever you listen to podcasts. In November 1990, ...

The fate of mifepristone — a drug that, when combined with misoprostol, is prescribed for medication abortions, which now account for more than half of all abortions performed in the U.S. — is up in ...

On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Food and Drug Administration didn't properly approve a drug which has been on the market for more than 20 years in the U.S. for medical abortions.

Experts say misoprostol is safe and effective when used on its own. An imminent ruling from a Texas federal judge could soon block the use of a common abortion medication across the United States, ...