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Abortion Pill

abortion rights Mar. 3, 2023

Walgreens Won’t Distribute Abortion Pills in 20 StatesIncluding some places where the pills are still legal.

By Tariro Mzezewa
life after roe Feb. 3, 2023

The Future of Abortion Pills Is on the LineOne Trump-appointed judge holds the power to effectively ban medication abortion even though the U.S. approves its use up to ten weeks into pregnancy.

By Andrea González-Ramírez
life after roe June 24, 2022

What to Know About Stocking Up on the Abortion PillEven if you aren’t pregnant, some providers will let you buy the medication in advance.

By Lux Alptraum
abortion rights Sept. 3, 2020

The ‘Pro-Life’ Movement Doesn’t Care That Mothers Are DyingTed Cruz wants to ban the abortion pill because pregnancy “is not a life-threatening illness.” Maternal deaths in the U.S. are shockingly high.

By Amanda Arnold
Apr. 27, 2017

Advocacy Group’s New Website Helps Women Safely Self-Induce Abortions With DrugsThe online service is an “information-delivery project.”

By Lisa Ryan
women’s health Nov. 11, 2016

There’s a New Study Examining the Possibility of Getting Abortion Pills by MailThe study is currently only open to residents of New York, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

By Theresa Avila
reproductive rights Oct. 31, 2016

Is This the Turning Point for the Abortion Pill?More women in the U.S. are having abortions via medication, not surgery.

By Susan Rinkunas
misinformed consent Apr. 25, 2016

New Law Requires Doctors to Shame Women Over Medical AbortionsAnd it’s all based on more junk science.

By Susan Rinkunas
reproductive rights Apr. 21, 2016

The Abortion Stories That Never Get ToldTwo documentaries at the Tribeca Film Festival look at abortion in a new light.

By Catie L'Heureux
shmashmortion Mar. 30, 2016

What the Changes to Abortion-Pill Labels Really MeanThis is more political than medical.

By Susan Rinkunas
women helping women Feb. 2, 2016

This Group Is Giving Free Medical Abortions to Women in the Zika ZoneWomen on Web is stepping in where reproductive rights are restricted.

By Susan Rinkunas
q&a June 12, 2015

The Abortion Victory No One’s Talking AboutLawyer Richard Hearn explains what his recent Ninth Circuit win means for abortion access.

By Ada Calhoun
disrupt pregnancy Sept. 19, 2014

Seamless for Birth Control: Why the Heck Not?Planned Parenthood is disrupting contraception.

By Kat Stoeffel
ovaries week Sept. 18, 2014

15 Women on Their MiscarriagesFifteen percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Why don’t we talk more about it?

By Erica Schwiegershausen
shmashmortion Nov. 7, 2013

Why the Abortion Pill Didn’t Change EverythingStill controversial, still painful, and still misunderstood by even pro-choice women.

By Ann Friedman
shmashmortion Aug. 28, 2013

Better Access to Abortion Doesn’t Mean More AbortionsBut free IUDs might mean fewer abortions.

By Kat Stoeffel