Abortion

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Throughout human history, pregnant people have sought ways to safely end their pregnancies and control their fertility. Today, the most common methods are in-clinic abortions and FDA-approved abortion pills, also known as medication abortion. Access to safe and affordable abortion care improves economic, social, and health outcomes. Yet misinformation is common and abortion opponents work hard to raise medically unnecessary barriers to abortion care. Get information on abortion.

Consumer Health Info

Consumer Health Info: Abortion with Pills

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Medication abortion is the method of safely and effectively inducing a miscarriage using FDA-approved abortion pills. Medication abortion can be used to end a pregnancy up to 10 weeks from the first day of your last period.

Consumer Health Info: Medication Abortion and Miscarriage

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The emotional experiences of a medication abortion and a spontaneously occurring miscarriage may be very different. There’s no right or wrong way to feel! But the physical process, risks, warning signs, potential complications, and treatments are the same.

Policy Updates

The FDA’s Convoluted Stance on Abortion Pills Doesn’t Protect Patients — It Endangers Them

By: Sarah Christopherson and Olivia Snavely , , , ,

The FDA says pregnant people can meet with their doctors remotely and have their abortion at home — but first, they must travel during a global pandemic just to pick up their pills.

Policy Facts: Abortion with Pills (Medication Abortion)

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Abortion with pills, also called medication abortion, is a safe and effective way to end a pregnancy by inducing miscarriage. When pregnant people visit the doctor for an abortion using pills, they are most often prescribed two different drugs, to be taken 1-2 days apart.

Medication Abortion Should Be Available on My Campus: What SB 24 Means to Me

By: Sophia Harrison ,

At a time when so many states are choosing to take care options away from women, California state legislators are positioned to lead the fight to expand access to reproductive care by making medication abortion available at student health centers on campus for the first time.

Our View: Self-Managed Abortion with FDA-Approved Medication Is Safe and Effective

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Women should not have to see a doctor, or “get permission” from the medical community, before ending their pregnancy with safe and effective FDA-approved medications.

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The NWHN’s Statement in Response to the Supreme Court Leak

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Abortion is still legal, but this is a crisis point.

Since You Asked – Abortion is difficult to access in my state. What are my options?

By: Adele Costa ,, , , Women’s Health FAQs

Answer: The NWHN is here for you. You are not alone, and you have options. Read on for our go-to list of trusted providers and resources on abortion. Updated: May 3, 2022

S.B.8, AKA the Texas Abortion Ban

By: Adele Costa ,, , , Deep Dive Articles,Policy Updates

What happened, what the NWHN is doing about it, and how you can help.

The Hyde Amendment is gone…so what’s next?

By: Kristen Batstone ,, , , , , Deep Dive Articles,Uncategorized

The NWHN applauds President Biden for excluding the Hyde Amendment from his budget proposal. But we must stay vigilant. The Weldon Amendment and the Helms Amendment pose similar dangers to abortion access.

The NWHN’s statement on the FDA’s Announcement of the Review of Harmful Restriction on Medication Abortion

By: NWHN Staff ,, , Campaigns,Press Releases

The following statement can be attributed to Cynthia A. Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network. Contact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org or 425-749-1886 The FDA announced that it is reviewing its restrictions on mifepristone, a medication used for miscarriage...

The NWHN’s Statement on the FDA Lifting Unnecessary Restrictions on Medication Abortion

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Late last night, the FDA announced that, effective immediately, both medication abortion and miscarriage patients would be able to access mifepristone via delivery from their providers or through mail-order pharmacies. This tremendous victory will ensure that patients and providers are...

Safe, Online, Delivered: How to Get the Abortion Pill By Mail

By: NWHN Staff ,, , , Campaigns,Health Info

Safe and effective FDA-approved abortion pills (aka medication abortion) are now available by mail in several states — without an in-person clinic visit.

The Biden-Harris Administration’s Executive Actions on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice are a Good First Step but more must be done.

By: Evita Almassi ,, Press Releases

For Immediate Release

The NWHN’s statement on The Supreme Court’s Decision to Revive the Abortion Pill Restriction

By: Cindy Pearson ,, , Press Releases

Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s medically unjustified requirement that people travel to a certified facility simply to pick up abortion pills that they are then allowed to safely take at home.

The FDA tried to ignore you, so we took your names to the FDA!

By: Sarah Christopherson ,, , , Policy Updates

On September 28 — the 20th anniversary of FDA’s approval of the abortion pill — we held a socially distanced protest in front of FDA headquarters and delivered the names of all 12,000+ of our petition signers.