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mifepristone

[ mif-uh-pris-tohn ]

noun

  1. an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.


mifepristone

/ ɪˈɛɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. an antiprogestogenic steroid, used in the medical termination of pregnancy. Formula: C 29 H 35 NO 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mifepristone1

1985–90; probably alteration of (a)mi(no)phe(nol) + pr(opyl) + est(radiol) + -one
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mifepristone1

C20: from a mi no phe nol + pr opyne + oest radiol + -one
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Then there’s federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Amarillo, Texas, who last year overturned the Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of the abortion drug mifepristone.

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The Biden administration, he noted, went to the Supreme Court to protect access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used to medically end pregnancy.

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One open question is whether Trump will direct the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the approval of mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug that conservatives tried to get moved off the market.

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In the meantime, abortion opponents have set their sights on shutting down access to abortion pills — mifepristone and misoprostol.

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While mifepristone was able to retain approval this year, the Supreme Court did leave the door open to future challenges to abortion drugs.

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