Mifepristone raw: 10 facts every American should know

A US federal court judge has halted the approval of mifepristone drug.

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Mifepristone is used for medication abortion in early stage of pregnancy.

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Mifepristone and misoprostol are only two methods used to abort pregnancy in the US.

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Mifepristone terminates pregnancy by blocking the hormone progesterone.

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Misoprostol induces contractions to expel the tissue.

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Mifepristone was approved by the US FDA almost two decades ago.

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Misoprostol is used only on the reccommendations of the experts as an alternative of the mifepristone.

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Medication abortion using mifepristone to be effective in terminating as high as 99.6% of pregnancies: Data

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The number medication abortion stood at 53% of all abortions as per 2020 data available so far.

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The ruling came following a lawsuit filed by the anti-abortion rights advocates.

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