A federal judge in Texas is holding a hearing in a lawsuit seeking to block access to the first drug in the medication abortion process. Data analyzed by CNN shows mifepristone is safer than common, low-risk prescription drugs like penicillin and Viagra.
A federal judge in Texas holds a hearing Wednesday morning in a lawsuit seeking to block access to mifepristone nationwide, the first drug in the medication abortion process. Data analyzed by CNN shows mifepristone is even safer than some common, low-risk prescription drugs, including penicillin and Viagra.
The growing popularity of medication abortion is largely because of its accessibility, said Abigail Aiken, associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin who leads a research group on medication abortion. “It reduces the cost, it reduces barriers where people may not want to go to a clinic,” she said. It is also a safer option than both procedural abortion or childbirth.
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