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

Trump-appointed judge revives suit to restrict abortion pills access in latest salvo on reproductive rights - The federal judge’s order came less than a week before the 52nd anniversary of Roe

A higher dose of an emergency-contraception drug may open a back door for Americans seeking abortions in restrictive states.

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.

The website reproductiverights.gov is no longer online. Based on archived pages, the website was online just days before Trump's inauguration. However, we do not know why the site is down and have reached out to the Trump administration to learn more.

Several states, including Massachusetts, began stockpiling the drug after a federal court ruling in Texas blocked the FDA’s approval of mifepristone in April 2023. Last June, the Supreme Court dismissed that case based on legal standing, preserving access for now.

The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will begin stockpiling mifepristone “in light of the anti-choice policies supported by” Republican majorities in Congress.

Mifepristone is usually used in combination ... in the U.S. since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade ended the national right to abortion. Even in states where nearly ...

The site was launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign.

On the campaign trail, Trump relished the chance to assure voters that the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade meant people did not need to worry about more federal abortion restrictions, since it was all effectively moot and now up to the states.

Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.