Synonyms

abortion pill

British

noun

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

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She had insisted she gave birth to a stillborn child in the bathroom of her home in Cirencester in 2018 and had not taken an abortion pill.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

Its founder, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, said it was clear the abortion pill did not cause her death.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

Mitchell is representing a Texas man in a wrongful death suit against two of his ex-wife’s friends and the person who provided them with an abortion pill.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

She noted that although the clinic did offer the abortion pill, it was not a site for in-clinic abortion procedures.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

Guttmacher found the share of women who terminated pregnancies using the abortion pill, most commonly mifepristone and misoprostol, rose from 39% in 2017 to 53% in 2020.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2022

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