The birth control ingredient name-dropped in Project 2025 is suddenly getting new attention, thanks to research suggesting it could serve as a mifepristone substitute.

By Pam Belluck and Emily Bazelon A new study suggests a possible alternative to the abortion pill mifepristone, a drug that continues to be a target of lawsuits and legislation from abortion ...

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs ...

Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he would study the abortion pill mifepristone for "safety issues" if confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Newsweek reached out to the White House ...

A new study found that the emergency contraception pill could be used as an alternative to mifepristone. View on euronews ...

A new study shows a possible new abortion drug to replace mifepristone. But will these results increase abortion access—or restrict women's reproductive health options down the line?

Mifepristone has been under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.

Now used in two-thirds of U.S. abortions, mifepristone blocks a ... dose of ulipristal used in the study is twice the dose of Ella, a prescription drug used for emergency contraception.

FILE - An abortion- rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday ...