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  2. Mifepristone - Wikipedia

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    Mifepristone, and also known by its developmental code name RU-486, is a drug typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy. [8] This combination is 97% effective [ 9 ] during the first 63 days (9 weeks) of pregnancy , yet effective in the second trimester as well.

  3. Medical abortion - Wikipedia

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    It was the first clinical trial of an abortion pill to be conducted in Sweden. [93] The paper, originally titled The Swedish Abortion Pill, ... (also known as RU-486).

  4. Should You Stock Up On The Abortion Pill Now? Here's What ...

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    During Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing, he questioned mifepristone's safety. Here's what to know about stocking up on the abortion pill, per docs.

  5. Misoprostol - Wikipedia

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    Misoprostol is most effective when it is used in combination with methotrexate or mifepristone (RU-486). [35] Mifepristone blocks signaling by progesterone , causing the uterine lining to degrade, the blood vessels of the cervix and uterus to dilate and causing uterine contraction, similar to a menstrual period , which causes the embryo to ...

  6. Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion ...

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    A Texas judge on Thursday ordered a New York doctor to pay more than $100,000 in penalties for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, ... Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a ...

  7. Explainer-What does Louisiana's new abortion pill law mean ...

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    That puts the abortion pills in same category as anti-anxiety medications Xanax and Valium. The law makes it a crime to possess them without a prescription or outside of professional medical ...

  8. Exelgyn - Wikipedia

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    Mifepristone was originally developed by the French pharmaceutical company Roussel-Uclaf.. In 1997, after buying the remaining 43.5% of Roussel-Uclaf stock in early 1997, [1] Hoechst AG announced the end of its manufacture and sale of Mifegyne

  9. Charlotte Ellertson - Wikipedia

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    The organization, and Ellertson's work in it, is recognized as instrumental in the FDA approval of the abortion inducing pill RU-486. [3] In 2013, HuffPost named Ellertson one of 50 most influential people in women's health.