• Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mifepristone followed by a prostaglandin analog (misoprostol or gemeprost) is used for medical abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Guidelines from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists describe medication abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol as effective and appropriate at any gestational age. (wikipedia.org)
  • The World Health Organization and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend mifepristone followed by misoprostol for first- and second-trimester medical abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nearly all women using the mifepristone/misoprostol regimen experienced abdominal pain, uterine cramping, and vaginal bleeding or spotting for an average of 9-16 days. (wikipedia.org)
  • The effectiveness increases to greater than 90% if misoprostol is given after the mifepristone. (wikipedia.org)
  • Researchers in the United States initiated a trial of the so-called "reversal" regimen in 2019, but stopped prematurely due to serious safety concerns about using mifepristone without follow-up misoprostol. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mifepristone, used in combination with another drug called misoprostol, is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S., accounting for about half of all abortions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Guttmacher Institute. (cnbc.com)
  • Still in the company of the clinic nurse, the patient then takes the mifepristone with her doctor watching, and receives the follow-up drug, misoprostol, to take later. (feminist.org)
  • Our aim was to summarize extant data on the effectiveness and safety of regimens using the widely recommended lower mifepristone dose, 200 mg, followed by misoprostol in early pregnancy and to explore potential correlates of abortion failure. (nih.gov)
  • To identify eligible reports, we searched Medline, reviewed reference lists of published reports, and contacted experts to identify all prospective trials of any design of medical abortion using 200 mg mifepristone followed by misoprostol in women with viable pregnancies up to 63 days' gestation. (nih.gov)
  • 8 weeks, the specified interval between mifepristone and misoprostol was less than 24 h, the total misoprostol dose was 400 mcg (rather than higher), or the misoprostol was administered by the oral route (rather than by vaginal, buccal, or sublingual routes). (nih.gov)
  • Early medical abortion with mifepristone 200 mg followed by misoprostol is highly effective and safe. (nih.gov)
  • Women who use mifepristone for a medical abortion are at risk of severe hemorrhage if they do not complete the procedure with misoprostol, a new study reports. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Everything you need to know about Mifepristone and Misoprostol abortion pills. (womenonweb.org)
  • The abortion pills are a combination of two medicines: Mifepristone and Misoprostol. (womenonweb.org)
  • If you're in a country where Mifepristone is not available, you can do a medical abortion using only Misoprostol. (womenonweb.org)
  • A medical abortion using Mifepristone and Misoprostol abortion pills is the most common and effective method. (womenonweb.org)
  • If Mifepristone is not available, an abortion can also be done using only Misoprostol pills (also called Cytotec tablets). (womenonweb.org)
  • In addition, a fatal case of C. sordellii toxic shock syndrome after medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol was reported in 2001, in Canada ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Cases potentially associated with use of mifepristone or misoprostol should also be reported through the FDA MedWatch system available at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html or telephone 800-FDA-1088. (cdc.gov)
  • Physically, taking mifepristone and misoprostol was a seriously painful experience for some and caused few symptoms for others. (ksmu.org)
  • Each time, she needed an intervention to complete the miscarriage, and she would first try mifepristone and misoprostol - sometimes she also needed a dilation and curettage procedure. (ksmu.org)
  • Mifepristone and misoprostol, the two-drug regimen, is used in about 50% of abortions now. (knba.org)
  • Providers will typically prescribe a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol to end a pregnancy up to week 10 or 70 days. (abc7.com)
  • In an April 7 decision , Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas ruled in favor of Alliance Defending Freedom -- a conservative Christian legal advocacy group -- which had asked the court to reverse the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone , an oral medication typically taken with misoprostol to end a pregnancy . (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Three in-person office visits would be required: the first to administer mifepristone, the second to administer a second medication, misoprostol, and the third to assess any complications and ensure there were no fetal remains in the womb. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • A medication abortion involves the use of two medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, taken orally. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, June 17, 2022. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. (businessinsider.in)
  • Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding. (businessinsider.in)
  • In case of pregnancy until 49 days, one dose of 200 mg mifepristone followed by a vaginal application of 800 μg misoprostol 24-48 hours later is sufficient to evoke abortion. (trc-p.nl)
  • Subsequently, medical options that interfere with the progesterone support (mifepristone) and induce uterine contractions (misoprostol) became available. (medscape.com)
  • The review summarizes the findings of six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and nine prospective observational studies of mifepristone and misoprostol use for medical abortion. (medscape.com)
  • There is considerable heterogeneity with respect to the dose of mifepristone (50 mg-600 mg) or misoprostol (200 µg-800 µg) used and the route of misoprostol administration (oral, buccal, vaginal). (medscape.com)
  • The investigators concluded that mifepristone and misoprostol provide effective medical abortion for very early pregnancies (up to 42 days). (medscape.com)
  • Medical management of abortion generally involves either a combination regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol or a misoprostol-only regimen. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition, expanding the numbers of primary care practitioners willing to provide early medical abortion (EMA) (using mifepristone followed by misoprostol to end an early pregnancy up to 9 weeks), which is a more accessible and less invasive option than surgical termination that can be provided in primary care settings, has proven challenging. (who.int)
  • U.S. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas earlier this month suspended the FDA approval of mifepristone and all subsequent decisions the agency had taken to regulate the medication. (cnbc.com)
  • The Alliance Defending Freedom, the anti-abortion group that filed the lawsuit against the FDA's approval of mifepristone, asked the Supreme Court keep the restrictions on the medication in place. (cnbc.com)
  • Apparently, Health Canada has been considering approval of mifepristone (known as RU-486) since December 2012," as "the drug is considered the gold standard for inducing safe and early non-surgical abortion. (jillstanek.com)
  • A group in Texas sued the FDA over its approval of mifepristone. (wmfe.org)
  • The court was asked to throw out FDA's original approval of mifepristone, which was way back in 2000, and the changes that it made to how the medicine is prescribed in 2016 and 2021. (wmfe.org)
  • The Supreme Court is expected to rule Wednesday on requests from the Biden administration and Danco Laboratories to block a Texas federal judge's ruling suspending the FDA's 2000 approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs taken together to end early-stage pregnancies. (duke.edu)
  • A federal judge in Texas this week heard arguments for the first time in a closely watched case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone. (mvtelegraph.com)
  • Julie Straus Harris, a Justice Department attorney, said the statute of limitations prevented plaintiffs from challenging the FDA's 2000 approval of mifepristone. (mvtelegraph.com)
  • Recently, there have been legal efforts to reverse the 2000 U.S. FDA approval of mifepristone, a medication with over two decades of established safety and efficacy. (acmt.net)
  • On April 7, 2023, a federal district court in Texas issued a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against FDA and the U.S. Health and Human Services over the approval of mifepristone [6]. (acmt.net)
  • Overturning FDA's approval of mifepristone in the Courts would result in serious negative policy and public health consequences. (acmt.net)
  • When respondents were asked if they wanted to see a Texas judge - in this case Matthew Kacsmaryk - override the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a majority (53%) disagreed, with only 29% would agree with such a decision. (businessinsider.in)
  • Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa have introduced a program that enables mifepristone, also known as RU-486 or the "abortion pill," to be administered to patients while videoconferencing with their doctors, reports the New York Times . (feminist.org)
  • The Food and Drug Administration will announce today important new safety changes to the Danco Laboratories, LLC's labeling of mifepristone (trade name Mifeprex, also known as RU-486). (yourlawyer.com)
  • Mifepristone is also available as another product (Mifeprex) that is used alone or in combination with another medication to end an early pregnancy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • If you are using mifepristone to terminate a pregnancy, read the monograph entitled mifepristone (Mifeprex), which has been written about this product. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Alito last week had temporarily blocked the restrictions on mifepristone imposed by lower federal courts until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday in response to an emergency motion by the Justice Department and Danco Laboratories, the distributor of the brand name version of the drug Mifeprex. (cnbc.com)
  • Mifeprex* (mifepristone) is the first Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved early option pill for non-surgical abortion. (earlyoptionpill.com)
  • It's called Mifeprex or mifepristone - but many know it as "the abortion pill. (ksmu.org)
  • Since it was first approved for use in 2000, mifepristone has been used by millions of women to provide abortions and manage miscarriages. (ksmu.org)
  • The Alliance Defending Freedom argued that mifepristone was unsafe and the FDA did not properly follow its approval process when clearing mifepristone for use in 2000. (mvtelegraph.com)
  • The lawsuit claimed the FDA illegally approved the abortion drug mifepristone back in 2000. (abc7.com)
  • Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid that is most commonly used for medically induced abortions approved for use by the FDA in 2000. (abc7.com)
  • In short, the appeals court ruling puts back in place restrictions on mifepristone that haven't been in place since 2000, when it was first approved by the FDA. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Mifepristone (Korlym) is used to treat hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) in people with a certain type of Cushing's syndrome in which the body makes too much cortisol (a hormone) and who have failed surgery or cannot have surgery to treat this condition. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This monograph only gives information about mifepristone (Korlym) used to control hyperglycemia in people with a certain type of Cushing's syndrome. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Korlym (mifepristone) is a small-molecule progesterone and glucocorticoid antagonist. (centerwatch.com)
  • Korlym™ (mifepristone) 300 mg Tablets. (acmt.net)
  • As of Friday morning, the companies had not issued their own statements regarding their plans for mifepristone distribution in the 20 states-though in January, fellow retail pharmacy chain CVS had said they would seek certification to sell abortion pills in states where legally permissible. (msmagazine.com)
  • Shortly after Kacsmaryk's ruling, U.S. Judge Thomas Rice of the Eastern District of Washington state barred the FDA from restricting the availability of mifepristone in 17 states and Washington D.C. (cnbc.com)
  • The survey findings are being presented today at a briefing in New York that provides an update on the availability of mifepristone and other medical alternatives to surgical abortion in the U.S. The briefing is part of an ongoing series, Emerging Issues in Reproductive Health , sponsored by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, and the National Press Foundation. (kff.org)
  • In a statement on Monday, March 6, the pharmacy chain vowed to offer mifepristone where it is still possible to do so. (msmagazine.com)
  • We want to be very clear about what our position has always been: Walgreens plans to dispense mifepristone in any jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so," Walgreens said in its statement. (msmagazine.com)
  • The ruling contradicts actions taken by the FDA, which in 2021 permanently lifted its restriction requiring providers to dispense mifepristone in person, citing the need to 'reduce burden on patient access and the health care delivery system. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Mifepristone (RU486), a clinical abortion agent and potential endocrine disruptor, binds to progestin and glucocorticoid receptors and has multiple functional importance in reproductive physiology. (nih.gov)
  • Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with mifepristone and each time you refill your prescription. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The legal battle over mifepristone is chaotic and complex due to conflicting lower court orders requiring the FDA to take contradictory actions on the medication. (cnbc.com)
  • Although that ruling keeps mifepristone on the market, the restrictions are so sweeping that many women would not have access to the medication even in some states where abortion is legal. (cnbc.com)
  • The court also blocked the generic version of mifepristone made by a second company, GenBioPro, which supplies about two-thirds of the medication for the U.S. market. (cnbc.com)
  • As attorneys gather in New Orleans this week at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to argue whether this medication should be removed from the market all over the country, NPR asked people to share their experiences with using mifepristone. (ksmu.org)
  • A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that mifepristone, one of two pills used in medication abortions, should not be prescribed past seven weeks of pregnancy or via telemedicine. (knba.org)
  • In a 93-page ruling , the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans sided with plaintiffs that want to restrict use of mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions. (knba.org)
  • Attorney General Brown will be joining a lawsuit challenging the current restrictions on prescribing and dispensing the medication abortion drug, Mifepristone. (wcbcradio.com)
  • With efforts around the country to erect obstacles to accessing abortions, including the likelihood that a Texas court may soon attempt to deny access to Mifepristone nationwide, the Attorney General will join other states across the country in fighting back to protect access to this important medication. (wcbcradio.com)
  • Revoking mifepristone approval would not only undermine the robust FDA approval process and overturn precedent on scientific regulation of drugs, but will limit access to the medication, which will have harmful consequences. (acmt.net)
  • This decision would prevent patients from having access to mifepristone for medication abortion and early pregnancy loss, leading to an increase in complications and unnecessary surgical procedures. (acmt.net)
  • Yes, both the Texas judge's initial ruling and the subsequent appeals court's ruling on mifepristone are nationwide, affecting even states where abortion, including medication abortion, is legal. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • In states where abortion is legal, a medication abortion using mifepristone would, under the appeals court's ruling, require three in-person office visits, the supervision of a qualified physician and only be available only up to seven weeks of pregnancy. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • 5. What is mifepristone and what role does it play in medication abortion? (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Mifepristone is a medication that's been on the market for decades. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Ahead of oral arguments in a federal appeals court over access to mifepristone, more than 150 people shared stories with NPR about how they used the medication - and how it changed their lives. (usf.edu)
  • The manufacturers recommended regimen for early medical abortion comprises of 600mg of mifepristone in combination with the prostaglandin gemeprost. (eurekaselect.com)
  • However, mifepristone 200mg in combination with the synthetic prostaglandin analogue misoprotol or gemeprost has been shown to be a cost effective regimen for early medical abortion. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Your doctor will start you on a low dose of mifepristone and gradually increase your dose, not more often than once every 2 to 4 weeks. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Your doctor may have to start you again on the lowest dose of mifepristone and gradually increase your dose. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The dose of mifepristone approved by most government agencies for medical abortion is 600 mg. (nih.gov)
  • Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will allow the abortion pill mifepristone to remain on the market without tight restrictions until at least Friday. (cnbc.com)
  • Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday issued an order allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available by mail delivery and without tighter restrictions on how it is used until at least late Friday night. (cnbc.com)
  • But it gives him and the rest of the Supreme Court two days more to consider whether to maintain the hold on the lower court rulings, or to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a complicated legal battle over the drug plays out. (cnbc.com)
  • A group of more than 600 Democratic legislators from 49 states have signed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to overturn an appellate court decision that would roll back access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used to safely terminate early pregnancies and treat miscarriages. (penncapital-star.com)
  • WASHINGTON D.C. -- Millions of Americans await a pivotal Supreme Court decision that will affect access to the widely-used abortion drug, mifepristone. (abc7.com)
  • The Supreme Court on Friday granted a full stay in the case, which preserves access to mifepristone across the country under the existing FDA rules. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Mifepristone is in a class of medications called cortisol receptor blockers. (medlineplus.gov)
  • When you fall into the world of pregnancy loss, you become so familiar with mifepristone and all of these medications - it becomes this second language," Adams says. (ksmu.org)
  • These findings have prompted researchers to develop antiprogesterone medications, such as mifepristone (RU-486), which appears to inhibit tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. (medscape.com)
  • My answer to your question is no, I can't," Baptist said, although he argued that this was because the FDA had denied previous requests to withdraw mifepristone and impose tighter restrictions. (mvtelegraph.com)
  • In an April 13 decision, a three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals partially blocked Kacsmaryk's ruling , allowing continued access to mifepristone in the U.S., with several notable restrictions. (goodmorningamerica.com)
  • Mifepristone has very high chronic toxicity. (janusinfo.se)
  • FDA required implementation of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) with approval of the drug with the intent of preventing misdiagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy (which cannot be managed with mifepristone) not due to inherent toxicity of the drug [4]. (acmt.net)
  • Mifepristone administered 48 hours prior to surgical vacuum aspiration is effective for cervical priming. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Planned Parenthood has being using telemedicine to provide mifepristone to patients in Iowa since 2008, performing some 1,500 procedures, reports the Times . (feminist.org)
  • So if this order stands, it would mean no telemedicine appointments for mifepristone and no access to the drug after the very first weeks of pregnancy anywhere in the country. (wmfe.org)
  • The 5th Circuit decision by Judges Kurt Engelhardt and Andrew Oldham, who were also appointed by Trump, essentially rolled back all the actions the FDA had taken to make mifepristone easier for women to access. (cnbc.com)
  • The current law in Iowa requires a licensed physician to be present for the administration of mifepristone, making it difficult for women lacking access to a doctor who perform abortions to obtain the drug. (feminist.org)
  • So first of all, does this ruling change anything in terms of access now to mifepristone? (wmfe.org)
  • The level of provider interest in mifepristone, especially among those not now providing abortions, could mean expanded access for women," says Felicia H. Stewart, MD, Director of Reproductive Health Programs, Kaiser Family Foundation. (kff.org)
  • Justices could also green light access to mifepristone, but allow the limitation on mailing the drug. (abc7.com)
  • He adds a federal judge in Spokane issued a ruling ordering the Food and Drug Administration to protect access to mifepristone in Washington and 17 other states protects access and supersedes the rulings from both the Texas judge and the 5th Circuit. (newstalk870.am)
  • Access to mifepristone is in legal limbo, but the abortion drug has wide support in recent polling. (businessinsider.in)
  • Mifepristone at low doses has been used for emergency contraception. (wikipedia.org)
  • RU-486 is the code name for an abortion drug that is now widely known as Mifepristone. (fsu.edu)
  • Mifepristone is a drug intended to terminate a pregnancy in its early stages. (feminist.org)
  • Menlo Park, CA - In the coming year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to complete its review of mifepristone (sometimes referred to as RU-486 or the "French abortion pill"), a medical alternative to early surgical abortion. (kff.org)
  • On Jan. 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new certification process for brick-and-mortar pharmacies to become eligible to sell the abortion pill mifepristone for the first time. (msmagazine.com)
  • An appeals court decision could come as soon as tomorrow over the abortion drug mifepristone. (ksut.org)
  • Since mifepristone was first used for medical abortion there has been a stigma associated with investigating the other potential uses of this drug. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Olympia, WA) -- Recent rulings by a federal judge in Texas and the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will have no bearing on either the availability or legality of abortion drug mifepristone. (newstalk870.am)
  • After a federal judge in Texas halted the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, another federal judge - this time in Washington state - ruled that the pill is safe and said that it could continue being used in 17 states and Washington, DC. (businessinsider.in)
  • When this survey was conducted in the Spring of 1997, fewer providers expected to offer methotrexate over the coming year, even though it is already available here, than said they would likely prescribe mifepristone if approved: 19 percent of ob/gyns, 11 percent of family practice physicians, and 13 percent of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. (kff.org)
  • Mifepristone in combination with a prostaglandin has also been shown to be effective for second trimester medical abortion reducing the induction abortion interval. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Mifepristone alone or in combination with a prostaglandin can be used for induction of labour following intrauterine death and medical management of early fetal demise (missed abortion and anembrynic pregnancy). (eurekaselect.com)
  • In conclusion mifepristone in combination with a prostaglandin is effective for medical abortion at all gestations. (eurekaselect.com)
  • In addition to being an antiprogestagen, mifepristone is also an antiglucocorticoid and a weak antiandrogen, but not a prostaglandin sysnthesis inhibitor. (trc-p.nl)
  • Mifepristone is used for the medical treatment of high blood sugar caused by high cortisol levels in the blood (hypercortisolism) in adults with endogenous Cushing's syndrome who also have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance and have failed surgery or cannot have surgery. (wikipedia.org)
  • In order for a woman to receive mifepristone via videoconference, she must first go to her local Planned Parenthood and undergo the required physical exam, blood test, medical history report, ultrasound, and counseling session, all administered in - person by a nurse, describes the Times . (feminist.org)
  • The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology [10,11], the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, recognize mifepristone as safe. (acmt.net)
  • Most clinical studies have focussed on the use of mifepristone for early medical abortion. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Mifepristone can be used in the medical management of miscarriage and for induction of labour and is a potent postcoital contraceptive and an effective cervical priming agent. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Japan's crawl towards medical abortion: Why was Japan the last of the G8 countries to approve mifepristone? (safeabortionwomensright.org)
  • Mifepristone has high affinity for the GR-II receptor but little affinity for the GR-I (MR, mineralocorticoid) receptor. (centerwatch.com)
  • Mifepristone prevents stress-induced apoptosis in newborn neurons and increases AMPA receptor expression in the dentate gyrus of C57/BL6 mice. (hellobio.com)
  • Novel protective effect of mifepristone on detrimental GABAA receptor activity to immature Purkinje neurons. (hellobio.com)
  • They argued mifepristone has side effects, even though the complication rate is very low, and that they as doctors have had to treat patients with those side effects in the past and might have to again in the future. (wmfe.org)
  • In fact, more providers say if a choice were available they would choose mifepristone over methotrexate for their patients. (kff.org)
  • Mifepristone in Treating Patients. (checkorphan.org)
  • Plaintiffs' attorney Hawley, who is married to Sen. Josh Hawley, the Republican from Missouri, argued that physicians who oppose abortion would be facing a moral injury if they had to care for a woman who had a complication after taking mifepristone. (knba.org)
  • More recently mifepristone has been shown to be effective for termination of pregnancy at 10-13 weeks amenorrhoea, at which gestations surgical methods are almost exclusively used. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Mifepristone alone is less effective, resulting in abortion within 1-2 weeks in anywhere from 54% to 92% of pregnancies, according to review of 13 studies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mifepristone alone results in abortion within 1-2 weeks in 54% to 92% of pregnancies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mifepristone is not effective for termination of these pregnancies. (yourlawyer.com)
  • A postmarketing summary found, of about 1.52 million women who had received mifepristone until April 2011 in the United States, 14 were reported to have died after application. (wikipedia.org)
  • Available in France, England and Sweden for much of the last decade, mifepristone has been used by more than one half million women in Europe. (kff.org)
  • A companion survey of Americans between the ages of 18-44 conducted at the same time as the survey of providers finds that about half have heard of either mifepristone or methotrexate (43% of women, 51% of men). (kff.org)