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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 26, 2024, for a lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), which seeks to impose more restrictions on the prescription of mifepristone.

Abortion pill opponents face Supreme Court skepticism

Mar 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The justices heard oral arguments on March 26 for a lawsuit brought by Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM). Read more

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) senior counsel Kellie Fiedorek (center) and Elizabeth Gillette (right), who survived severe complications from a chemical abortion, spoke with EWTN News Nightly anchor Tracy Sabol about the case.

Experts preview U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion pill case

Mar 25, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday regarding the Biden administration’s alleged deficient safeguards surrounding use of mifepristone. Read more

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CVS and Walgreens to begin selling abortion pills this month

Mar 1, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The Biden administration has significantly loosened restrictions on abortion drugs in recent years, allowing pills to be administered via mail... Read more

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Chemical abortion pill: U.S. bishops issue guide laying out dangers and concerns  

Feb 12, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The bishops’ document cited a number of safety concerns with the abortion pill, which included blood loss, infections, and even... Read more

The Supreme Court of the United States, Oct. 7. 2022.

U.S. Supreme Court to hear major abortion pill case in March

Jan 31, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

The decision in the case could determine whether the abortion pill mifepristone can be prescribed by telemedicine or sent through... Read more

The Supreme Court of the United States, Oct. 7. 2022.

Supreme Court to review high-stakes abortion case

Dec 13, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The United States Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling that reimposed restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone. Read more

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Japanese governmental panel backs abortion pill amid small pro-life protests

Apr 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Japan is now one step closer to legalizing an abortion pill despite some pushback from a small but dedicated pro-life... Read more

(left to right) Rev. Pat Mahoney, Peggy Nienaber of Faith and Liberty, and Mark Lee Dickson of Right to Life East Texas pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Organized by The Stanton Public Policy Center/Purple Sash Revolution, the small group of demonstrators called on the Supreme Court to affirm Federal District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling that suspends the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Supreme Court allows full access to abortion pill

Apr 21, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The court’s 7-2 ruling blocks a lower court order that would have taken the drug mifepristone off the market. Read more

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Supreme Court extends temporary ruling lifting restrictions on abortion pill  

Apr 19, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a ruling Wednesday extending the court’s temporary pause on all restrictions on the abortion... Read more

Members of the staff at the pro-life Bella Health and Wellness healthcare clinic

Colorado judge exempts pro-life clinic from state’s ban on abortion pill reversal therapy

Apr 17, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A federal judge granted a pro-life health care clinic a temporary exemption from Colorado’s first-in-the-nation ban on the abortion pill... Read more

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Supreme Court temporarily lifts restrictions on abortion pill as it considers case

Apr 14, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The Supreme Court on Friday placed a five-day suspension on all abortion pill restrictions ordered by lower courts. Read more

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington.

Catholic bishops back federal court ruling against ‘lethal’ abortion drug

Apr 14, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The U.S. Catholic bishops have praised a federal court’s action to restore limits on the use of the abortion drug... Read more

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A Texas judge suspended abortion pill approval. Does that mean they are illegal?

Apr 11, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

By issuing a “stay,” the judge’s ruling will block the FDA’s abortion pill approval as unlawful. Read more

A pro-abortion activist displays abortion pills as she counter-protests during an anti-abortion demonstration on March 25, 2023, in New York City.

Texas federal judge issues ruling in highly anticipated abortion pill case

Apr 7, 2023

By Zelda Caldwell

Contradictory federal court rulings on April 7 left the status of mifepristone — the first of two drugs used in... Read more

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Catholic groups join fight against FDA approval of abortion pill

Feb 15, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Pro-life organizations, members of Congress, and state attorneys general have signed amicus briefs in support of an Alliance for Hippocratic... Read more

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20 attorneys general warn CVS, Walgreens against abortion pills in their states

Feb 2, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The letter states that companies must “keep apprised not only of federal law but also of the laws of the... Read more

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FDA warns against provision of abortion pills to women before pregnancy

Nov 1, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The Food and Drug Administration is warning about the dangers of health professionals prescribing an abortion drug to women before... Read more

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Court documents reveal horrific details after mother and daughter charged in abortion case

Aug 19, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A Nebraska abortion case relying on private Facebook messages as evidence began as an investigation into concerns that a teenager... Read more

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UK parliament makes at-home medical abortion policy permanent

Mar 30, 2022

By CNA Staff

Members of the U.K. parliament voted Wednesday to make permanent a policy adopted during the coronavirus pandemic that allows women... Read more

Doctor Dermot Kearney.

British doctor allowed to continue 'abortion pill reversal' treatment after licensing body investigation

Mar 15, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

A Catholic doctor will again be allowed to offer a treatment known as “abortion pill reversal,” after a British medical... Read more