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 used in the most common type of abortion in the United States. 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 hor…

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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 used in the most common type of abortion in the United States

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Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests

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 used in the most common type of abortion in the United States.

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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 used in the most common type of abortion in the United St...

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The research may further complicate the polarized abortion policy, as the drug studied is the main ingredient of a pill used for emergency contraception. A new study suggests a possible alternative to the abortion pill mifepristone, a drug that continues to be the subject of lawsuits and legislation by opponents of abortion. However, the potential substitute may further complicate reproductive health policy, as it is also the main ingredient in …

A pesquisa pode complicar ainda mais a polarizada política do aborto, pois o medicamento estudado é o ingrediente principal de uma pílula usada para contracepção de emergência Um novo estudo sugere uma possível alternativa à pílula abortiva mifepristona, um medicamento que continua sendo alvo de ações judiciais e legislações por parte de opositores do aborto. No entanto, o substituto potencial pode complicar ainda mais a política de saúde reprod…

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New research uncovers potential alternative to the abortion pill mifepristone

Opponents of abortion have made efforts to restrict medication already used in the U.S.

Opositores ao aborto têm feito esforços para restringir medicamento já usado nos EUA

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

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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 one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the U.S.

Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests

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