mifepristone
noun
mi·fep·ris·tone
ˌmi-fə-ˈpri-ˌstōn 
mi-ˈfe-pri-ˌstōn
: a drug C29H35NO2 taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancy by blocking the body's use of progesterone
called also RU-486
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In December, 2021, the F.D.A. had lifted its requirement that mifepristone be prescribed in person; the number of virtual clinics, which assess a patient’s eligibility online or by phone, and mail out the medications, proliferated.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Democrats hammered Makary during his confirmation hearing on recent moves by the Trump administration to cut FDA staff and pressed him on plans to exercise his authority over mifepristone.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
The clinics help out-of-state patients in two ways: by mailing them mifepristone and misoprostol, and by treating patients who travel to Maine for care.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
The plan makes calls to invoke the 150-year-old federal Comstock Act in order to prosecute providers who send mifepristone by mail.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Democrats hammered Makary during his confirmation hearing on recent moves by the Trump administration to cut FDA staff and pressed him on plans to exercise his authority over mifepristone.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
The clinics help out-of-state patients in two ways: by mailing them mifepristone and misoprostol, and by treating patients who travel to Maine for care.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
The plan makes calls to invoke the 150-year-old federal Comstock Act in order to prosecute providers who send mifepristone by mail.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Mifepristone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mifepristone. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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mifepristone
noun
mi·fep·ris·tone
ˌmi-fə-ˈpris-ˌtōn
mi-ˈfep-ri-ˌstōn
mi-ˈfep-ri-ˌstōn
: a drug C29H35NO2 taken orally to induce abortion especially early in pregnancy by blocking the body's use of progesterone
called also RU-486
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