Supreme Court Hears Landmark Abortion Pill Case. How Safe Is the Disputed Drug Mifepristone?

Published on March 26, 2024

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), a case affecting access to mifepristone, an abortion drug. The ruling is expected in June. Mifepristone is often said to be safer than Tylenol, and currently, women can access it without medical supervision. This begs the question: How safe is the drug? How Does Mifepristone Work The FDA approved mifepristone in 2000. The drug is usually prescribed in conjunction with misoprostol to terminate a pregnancy, though medical abortion can also be achieved with only misoprostol. In 2023, around 60 percent of abortions in the United States were medical, meaning they were performed with medication, an increase from 53 percent in 2020. The alternative to medical abortion is surgical abortion, which must be performed in a clinic....

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