How to Use mifepristone in a Sentence
mifepristone
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Find out more about the state of access to mifepristone.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 14 June 2024
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The justices could decide later in the fall to take up the mifepristone case this term.
—Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2023
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The court ruled that a group of doctors have no grounds to bring the lawsuit that sought to roll back the FDA's approval of mifepristone.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 June 2024
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The case was an attempt to ban mifepristone, a drug that is used in over half of all US abortions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 June 2024
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More than half of all abortions performed in the U.S. use mifepristone.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2023
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What about the Fifth Circuit ruling that said that mifepristone shouldn’t be sent by mail?
—Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 10 May 2023
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The plaintiffs want the FDA to end restrictions on mifepristone.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
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The justices allowed the drug, mifepristone, to stay on the market for now while a lawsuit proceeds.
—Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2023
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This week, the court also declined to take up a challenge to the FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone in 2000.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
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The court hasn’t yet scheduled arguments in the mifepristone case.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2024
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Founded in 2019, the company has been through the fall of Roe v. Wade and an onslaught against mifepristone, one of two drugs at the core of its business.
—Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
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The plaintiffs contend that mifepristone is unsafe and that the F.D.A.’s approval process was flawed.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 16 May 2023
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For now, full access to mifepristone will remain in place.
—Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
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In 1988, France and China became the first countries to authorize the use of mifepristone.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
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The Supreme Court voted 7-2 to send the case back to the 5th Circuit, allowing mifepristone sales to continue for now.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
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More than half the abortions in the United States are performed using mifepristone.
—Laurie McGinley and Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022
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Because of this, the Department reasoned, the judge couldn’t void the licensing of mifepristone in 2000.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
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The Supreme Court last month decided mifepristone would remain available as the case made its way through the court system.
—Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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Judge Rice blocked the F.D.A. from limiting the availability of mifepristone in much of the country.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the mifepristone case in early 2024 and is expected to issue a ruling by the end of June.
—Shravya Pant — Medill News Service, STAT, 20 Dec. 2023
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To begin the process, a woman first takes mifepristone, which stops the pregnancy from growing.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 May 2024
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule on mifepristone soon.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 26 May 2023
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The appeals court left intact the FDA's initial approval of mifepristone.
—Mark Sherman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2023
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At the kitchen counter, Cruz unzipped the backpack and pulled out blister packs of mifepristone and misoprostol, and Claire took a pair of scissors from a drawer.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
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Studies have shown that mifepristone has been shown to decrease fibroid size.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 14 June 2024
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that challenges the availability of mifepristone.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
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On one hand, the panel held that pro-life physicians’ challenge to the FDA approval of mifepristone in 2000 might be barred by a six-year statute of limitation.
—The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 13 Apr. 2023
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At stake is mifepristone’s approval by the Food and Drug Administration, which dates back more than 20 years.
—Sam Doran, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
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The June 13 announcement from the high court on mifepristone was roundly praised by Democrats from the state, with Republicans mostly silent.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
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However, the right to access mifepristone doesn’t apply in every state.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 14 June 2024
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