Mifepristone

The US Justice Department said Thursday that it will go to the Supreme Court to appeal restrictions imposed on a widely-used abortion pill in the latest round of an intensifying battle over reproductive rights.

The abortion pill mifepristone will remain temporarily available in the United States, but under tighter regulations, after a ruling by a federal appeals court late Wednesday.

The US Justice Department urged an appeals court on Monday to freeze a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that would ban a widely used abortion pill in a far-reaching case that looks likely to wind up at the Supreme Court.

A conservative federal judge in the state of Texas halted US approval of the abortion pill mifepristone on Friday, but paused implementation for a week to give federal authorities time to appeal.

The US Supreme Court and its conservative majority are back in session on Monday and will likely weigh in again on the hot-button issue of legalizing abortion.

Women who undergo an abortion during the second trimester tend to prefer a surgical procedure to the abortion pill.

According to a recent report the so-called

In view of complications being reported owing to improper use of an early abortion pill, from various parts of the country, the Government has decided to formulate guidelines on its use.

The US Justice Department said Thursday that it will go to the Supreme Court to appeal restrictions imposed on a widely-used abortion pill in the latest round of an intensifying battle over reproductive rights.

The abortion pill mifepristone will remain temporarily available in the United States, but under tighter regulations, after a ruling by a federal appeals court late Wednesday.

The US Justice Department urged an appeals court on Monday to freeze a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that would ban a widely used abortion pill in a far-reaching case that looks likely to wind up at the Supreme Court.

A conservative federal judge in the state of Texas halted US approval of the abortion pill mifepristone on Friday, but paused implementation for a week to give federal authorities time to appeal.

The US Supreme Court and its conservative majority are back in session on Monday and will likely weigh in again on the hot-button issue of legalizing abortion.

Women who undergo an abortion during the second trimester tend to prefer a surgical procedure to the abortion pill.

According to a recent report the so-called

In view of complications being reported owing to improper use of an early abortion pill, from various parts of the country, the Government has decided to formulate guidelines on its use.