Louisiana's Liz Murrill and other attorneys general are asking Congress to block states from passing "shield laws" for ...

In that hearing, the FDA argued that withdrawing the approval of mifepristone would mean, among other things, clinics would have to shut down and patients would not be able to get the care they ...

While misoprostol-only abortions are very safe—an analysis of the protocol in the journal Contraception noted only up to 0.7% of patients in studies had complications requiring hospitalization ...

Although using misoprostol without mifepristone is off-label and not approved by the FDA, OB-GYNs and abortion rights advocates are saying that it is, in fact, a safe way to induce an abortion ...

Misoprostol can cause uterine cramping, nausea and vomiting. Some research suggests that patients are more likely to experience fever, chills and diarrhea than those who use the two-drug regimen.

Misoprostol alone is considered a safe and effective way to have an abortion, studies show. It has been used that way for decades. The two drugs work differently. Mifepristone blocks a hormone ...

Though misoprostol’s widespread availability—and its over-the-counter status in other countries—has long made it a popular choice for people managing their own abortions outside a clinical ...

Misoprostol, marketed as Cytotec, is normally used in conjunction with the abortion pill mifepristone but can be used alone.

Experts say misoprostol is safe and effective when used on its own. An imminent ruling from a Texas federal judge could soon block the use of a common abortion medication across the United States ...

Misoprostol, one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at a clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images ...

Use of misoprostol alone was shown to be effective in self-managed abortion, with minimal side effects, according to a prospective observational cohort study of callers to safe abortion hotlines ...