Robert F. Kennedy Jr had an absolute trainwreck of a confirmation hearing. Kennedy, who had been a vocal vaccine skeptic and ...

Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he would study the abortion pill mifepristone for "safety issues" if confirmed to lead the ...

Mifepristone is under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.

An emergency contraception (morning-after) pill called Ella could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions ...

Several states, including Massachusetts, began stockpiling the drug after a federal court ruling in Texas blocked the FDA’s ...

The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient ...

Mifepristone is usually used in combination ... in the U.S. since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade ended the national right to abortion. Even in states where nearly ...

Mifepristone is usually used in combination with a second drug for medication abortion, which has accounted for more than three-fifths of all abortions in the U.S. since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ...