abortion pill

noun

1. a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage

Example Sentences

The Supreme Court rejected an attempt to restrict access to the abortion pill last year on procedural grounds.

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Police also found drugs they suspected were abortion pills - which eventually led them to the 10 other women.

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There are fears that families could face prosecution for continuing to seek medications, similar to charges being filed against mothers who have secured abortion pills for their teenagers.

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Only three women were convicted of having an illegal abortion between 1861 and November 2022, when the law was changed to allow women to take abortion pills at home up to 10 weeks of pregnancy.

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Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to ease its new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the drug’s proven safety record and arguing the new limits are unnecessary.

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