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.

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A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the U.

Abortion foes have long argued that morning-after pills like Ella can act as abortifacients, substances that cause abortion. These claims have been strongly debunked. Evidence sho

A new study found that the emergency contraception pill could be used as an alternative to mifepristone. View on euronews