Mifepristone accounts for more than half of the abortions in the US, and it's at the centre of the nation's ongoing fight over reproductive rights.
It's at the centre of the ongoing battle over reproductive rights in the US.
Another drug, misoprostol, is taken up to 48 hours later and causes cramps, bleeding and the emptying of the uterus.When was the abortion pill approved? A group opposed to abortions has challenged the FDA's approvals of mifepristone in federal court in Texas.Is it safe and effective? Serious complications - excessive bleeding, fever, infection or allergic reaction - which require a medical consult, are rare.
South Australia is the latest jurisdiction to decriminalise abortion, with the changes to come into effect from 7 July.
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