Mifepristone represents a significant breakthrough in reproductive health care for American women. It promises to give women, especially those who live far from an abortion provider, better access to a safe, private, and early option for ending a pregnancy. Mifepristone's great promise is threatened, however, by anti-choice forces, who are determined to restrict access to this drug.
Mifepristone is Safe and Effective.
Thousands of women in nineteen countries have used mifepristone safely to end unwanted pregnancies. Since 1989, more than a half a million women in Europe alone have used mifepristone as an early and safe abortion option. No deaths were reported. 6 Mifepristone Will Not Increase the Number of Abortions. Anti-choice lawmakers contend that the availability of mifepristone will cause more women to have abortions.