New research suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception may help women have an abortion. Here, MDs weigh in on how this will impact access.

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, allowed three states to go forward with a lawsuit that seeks to change how mifepristone is used.

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

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022, anti-abortion advocates launched a barrage of litigation, including a federal suit in Texas aimed at mifepristone, one drug in a two-drug regimen used in medication abortions.

President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress should take several steps to further restrict abortion and protect human life.

The new Trump administration could put a stop to pending litigation on the abortion pill mifepristone and other federal abortion policies through changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a top anti-abortion lawyer involved in several pending cases.

A recent study suggests that an active ingredient in the emergency contraceptive Ella has another application as an alternative to the abortion pill Mifepristone. According to a finding published in the digital journal NEJM Evidence,

Several states, including Massachusetts, began stockpiling the drug after a federal court ruling in Texas blocked the FDA’s approval of mifepristone in April 2023. Last June, the Supreme Court dismissed that case based on legal standing, preserving access for now.

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 ...

Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will begin stockpiling mifepristone “in light of the anti-choice policies supported by” Republican majorities in Congress.

A higher dose of an emergency-contraception drug may open a back door for Americans seeking abortions in restrictive states.

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.