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The future of abortion — both the practice itself and the legal fight over it — will increasingly revolve around prescription drugs.The future of abortion — both the practice itself and the legal fight over it — will increasingly revolve around prescription drugs.
That’s been evident for a while, and the dueling legal decisions last week about a commonly used abortion drug made it even clearer. In the end, the Supreme Court may need to resolve the dispute and decide whether the drug can continue to be used.That’s been evident for a while, and the dueling legal decisions last week about a commonly used abortion drug made it even clearer. In the end, the Supreme Court may need to resolve the dispute and decide whether the drug can continue to be used.
With help from Times reporters who are covering the story, today’s newsletter will explain why medication abortion, as the practice is known, is growing so rapidly and what’s likely to happen next.With help from Times reporters who are covering the story, today’s newsletter will explain why medication abortion, as the practice is known, is growing so rapidly and what’s likely to happen next.
Medication abortion has become more common over the past decade and now accounts for more than half of legal abortions. Typically in the U.S., the treatment involves a combination of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol.Medication abortion has become more common over the past decade and now accounts for more than half of legal abortions. Typically in the U.S., the treatment involves a combination of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol.
The treatment has become more popular partly because many women prefer it to surgical abortion. They can take the drugs at home rather than at a hospital or doctor’s office, and the drugs are both highly effective and safe. Emergency rooms see more people suffering side effects from Tylenol, Christina Jewett, who covers the F.D.A. for The Times, pointed out.
“This drug has been studied and scrutinized heavily for more than 20 years,” Christina told me. (This graphical review of the evidence is illuminating.)