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 mifepristone, one of the two drugs used ...

The birth control drug name-dropped in Project 2025 is suddenly getting new attention, thanks to research suggesting it could ...

The company added that “Ella is an F.D.A.-approved emergency contraception pill that acts before pregnancy can occur.” The study was conducted in Mexico City and was co-led by researchers there.

Abortion foes have long argued that morning-after pills like Ella can act as abortifacients, substances that cause abortion.