Anti-abortion groups are pressing the Trump Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration to quickly reverse Biden administration policies on abortion pills and impose a clampdown, including the use of a 19th-century anti-obscenity law to block the mailing of the drugs.

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, allowed three states to go forward with a lawsuit that seeks to change how mifepristone is used.

The anti-abortion movement has launched a pressure campaign urging President Donald Trump’s administration to take steps toward a nationwide ban on medication abortion, the method used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions nationwide.

The new Trump administration could put a stop to pending litigation on the abortion pill mifepristone and other federal abortion policies through changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a top anti-abortion lawyer involved in several pending cases.

Mifepristone is under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.

At the March for Life rally, the president said he was ‘proud to be a participant’ in the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022

The proposal would enable doctors and other medical professionals who prescribe mifepristone, misoprostol and generic alternatives – drugs used to abort a pregnancy in early stages – to be identified by their medical practice instead of their name.

New research suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception may help women have an abortion. Here, MDs weigh in on how this will impact access.

CHEYENNE — Two Wyoming Freedom Caucus bills that would place heavy restrictions on abortion access passed easily through a House of Representatives committee Friday morning, with no questions asked by committee members on expert testimony.

The goal of this study was to determine if ulipristal acetate and misoprostol could provide a safe and effective alternative to current medication abortion regimens, Bousiéguez told MedPage Today. Ulipristal acetate is currently FDA-approved for emergency contraception.

The Supreme Court upheld the federal law that bans domestic abusers under protective orders from having guns in the Rahimi case. But enforcement varies by state.