The over-the-counter contraceptive pills—branded as ... said they would begin dispensing a different medication, the abortion pill mifepristone. “This is a historic breakthrough,” said ...

The very first over-the-counter birth control pill is ... and depo-provera), and ideally, pills to manage miscarriage and abortion,” she says. “All of these things should be free or low ...

Washington State’s program is the first, but other states are expected to try allowing pharmacists to prescribe the pills to counter ... over a decade. Pharmacists have begun prescribing ...

The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient ...

The birth control drug name-dropped in Project 2025 is suddenly getting new attention, thanks to research suggesting it could ...

An increased public interest and support for medication abortion following the federal Supreme Court ruling, particularly among marginalized groups, suggests a shift towards more accessible and ...

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Why is the FDA Approving Over-The-Counter Birth Control ... And so, in particular, I work with abortion and reproductive technology here at Heritage. Waters: It’s going so well.

Over the next few days ... And companies that sell emergency contraception and abortion pills say they're seeing significant increases in requests from people who are stockpiling the medications ...

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to regulate abortion, support for expanded access to abortion pills has increased.