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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The Biden Administration helped facilitate access to mifepristone by allowing it to be prescribed via telehealth and received by mail. —

Nik Popli, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025 For my entire 20+ year career as a practicing OBGYN, mifepristone has been used as a safe and effective medication. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 All but four of the women completed the termination of their pregnancies without further intervention, a 97 percent completion rate that is similar to the regimen using mifepristone. —

Pam Belluck, New York Times, 23 Jan. 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, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mifepristone