Lisa Jarvis, Columnist

Abortion Pills Are Safe. Will the Supreme Court Listen?

Yet another study — this one focused on telehealth — should counter the misguided attacks on mifepristone and misoprostol.

February 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM UTC

By Lisa Jarvis

Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, she was executive editor of Chemical & Engineering News.

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Receiving abortion pills via telehealth is just as safe and effective as being handed those pills in a doctor’s office, according to a large study published today in Nature Medicine.

The study is an important addition to the robust body of evidence demonstrating the safety of medication abortion, a two-step dose of mifepristone and misoprostol that now comprises more than half of abortions in the US.