The Supreme Court ruling on mifepristone — amid legal wrangling over abortion — place the U.S. on a different trajectory from much of the rest of the world.
When mifepristone is available, the drug is taken along with misoprostol, which is also used to treat postpartum hemorrhages and gastric ulcers, among other conditions.
When mifepristone is not available, as is often the case in low-income counties, the WHO recommends misoprostol alone. Despite mifepristone’s growing recognition as part of an effective protocol for medication abortions, a misoprostol-only dosage still remains the norm in many countries, said Guillermo Ortiz, senior medical adviser at IPAS, a global reproductive rights nonprofit.
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