They said in a petition that the current rules make it too hard for doctors to prescribe the pill—even though studies show it is safe, NBC News reported. "Given mifepristone's 25-year safety ...

The Supreme Court last year rejected a challenge to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone ... and Public Policy Center showing mifepristone is much less safe than previously thought.

Mifepristone, which is taken with a second drug, misoprostol, to end an early pregnancy, was first approved by the FDA in 2000 after "a thorough and comprehensive review" determined it was safe ...

The Democratic attorneys general of California, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey filed a petition Thursday asking the FDA ... mifepristone, first approved more than two decades ago, is safe ...

Mifepristone has been used along with another drug — misoprostol — to end early pregnancies in about 7.5 million women since it was approved by the FDA in ... has a safe track record and ...

the FDA approved mifepristone about a quarter of a century ago, to be used as part of a two-step process to terminate unwanted pregnancies up to 10 weeks. The drug has proven to be safe ...

Key Takeaways Four states want federal regulators to ease restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristoneThey say the current rules make it harder for doctors to prescribe it safelyResearch shows the ...

“For decades, medication abortion has been recognized not only as effective, but so safe that it presents ... rejected a challenge to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, ruling the pro-life ...

Thursday's petition by the Democratic-led states seeks to force the FDA to acknowledge what the states view as "extensive" evidence that mifepristone is safe ... and won FDA approval in 2000.