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abortion pill

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noun

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

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I went to Planned Parenthood and was told the abortion pill was “safe and effective.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The French scientist who created the abortion pill has died at the age of 98.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

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

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