AP Spotlight Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after new FDA chief confirmed LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Mar 29, 2025 Mar 29, 2025 Updated Feb 28, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many Americans wonder whether the pill used in most U.S. abortions will be restricted under the new Republican administration in Washington.kAm!C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D A:4< E@ =625 E96 u@@5 2?5 sCF8 p5>:?:DEC2E:@?[ sC] |2CEJ |2<2CJ[ H2D 4@?7:C>65 3J E96 $6?2E6 E9:D A2DE H66<] x? C646?E E6DE:>@?J 367@C6 E96 $6?2E6 962=E9 4@>>:EE66[ |2<2CJ H@F=5?’E 4@>>:E E@ DA64:7:4 24E:@? @? E96 A:==[ 42==65 >:76AC:DE@?6[ 56DA:E6 AC@55:?8 7C@> 3@E9 #6AF3=:42?D 2?5 s6>@4C2ED]k^AmkAm|65:42= AC@76DD:@?2=D 42== :E “2>@?8 E96 D276DE >65:42E:@?D” 6G6C 2AAC@G65 3J E96 usp] qFE 2 r9C:DE:2? 4@?D6CG2E:G6 8C@FA E92E DF65 E96 usp @G6C E96 5CF8 D2JD :E 92D 42FD65 “E6?D @7 E9@FD2?5D” @7 “6>6C86?4J 4@>A=:42E:@?D]Qk^Am People are also reading… A fantastic baseball career set to continue for Clarinda's Jordan Butt Scamman named Shenandoah Girls Basketball Team MVP, Cullin, Estes earn varsity awards Clarinda boys basketball celebrates big, successful senior class Leaning on friendship, toughness, Kylie Valdez leads at Essex All-state honors for Shenandoah's Scamman, All-Region for Scamman, Wagoner Great senior groups exit, lot of area basketball talent back next year Shenandoah announces Mustangs as unified mascot Shenandoah Wrestling celebrates a senior class that changed the program Shenandoah's Dumler excited to end 4-sport career playing her favorite, softball Top five individual finishes for Bird, Meier, O'Hara, Roop, Sells at Indoor Championships Iowa State basketball guard Mason Williams talks redshirt, recovery Graves named Clarinda Boys Wrestling MVP Clarinda's Kline, Shenandoah's Sells named second team all-Hawkeye 10 Shenandoah Education Foundation to improve district branding with new signage Iowa community colleges receive state grants to expand career academies kAmw6C6’D H92E E@ <?@H 23@FE E96 D276EJ @7 >:76AC:DE@?6[ H9:49 :D EJA:42==J FD65 H:E9 >:D@AC@DE@= :? >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@?D E92E >2<6 FA 4=@D6 E@ EH@\E9:C5D @7 23@CE:@?D :? E96 &]$]k^Amk9am(92E 2C6 E96 D276EJ =:>:ED @? FD6 @7 E96 23@CE:@? A:==nk^9amkAm%96 usp 2AAC@G65 >:76AC:DE@?6 :? a___ 2D 2 D276 2?5 67764E:G6 H2J E@ 6?5 62C=J AC68?2?4:6D] rFCC6?E=J[ E96C6 2C6 ?@ :?\A6CD@? C6BF:C6>6?ED 2?5 E96 A:== 42? 36 D6?E E9C@F89 E96 >2:=]k^AmkAm%92EVD ?@E 9@H E96 usp 7:CDE EC62E65 >:76AC:DE@?6[ H9:49 @? C2C6 @442D:@?D 42? 42FD6 52?86C@FD[ 6I46DD:G6 3=665:?8 E92E C6BF:C6D 6>6C86?4J 42C6] $EC:4E D276EJ =:>:ED H6C6 A=2465 @? H9@ 4@F=5 AC6D4C:36 2?5 5:DEC:3FE6 :E — @?=J DA64:2==J 46CE:7:65 A9JD:4:2?D 2?5 @?=J 2D A2CE @7 E9C66 >2?52E@CJ :?\A6CD@? 2AA@:?E>6?ED H:E9 E96 A2E:6?E 86EE:?8 E96 5CF8] %96 5@4E@CD 2=D@ 925 E@ 36 42A23=6 @7 A6C7@C>:?8 6>6C86?4J DFC86CJ E@ DE@A 6I46DD 3=665:?8 2?5 2? 23@CE:@? AC@465FC6 :7 E96 5CF8 5:5?’E 6?5 E96 AC68?2?4J]k^Am kAm~G6C E:>6[ E96 usp C6277:C>65 >:76AC:DE@?6’D D276EJ 2?5 C6A62E65=J 62D65 C6DEC:4E:@?D]k^Am Politics Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press k9amw@H @7E6? 2C6 E96C6 D6C:@FD AC@3=6>Dnk^9amkAmp3@CE:@? @AA@?6?ED D2J E96 usp’D a_a` 564:D:@? 2==@H:?8 @?=:?6 AC6D4C:3:?8 2?5 >2:=\@C56C FD6 @7 >:76AC:DE@?6 C6DF=E65 :? >2?J >@C6 “6>6C86?4J 4@>A=:42E:@?D]”k^AmkAmqFE E92E 2C8F>6?E =F>AD E@86E96C H@>6? 6IA6C:6?4:?8 2 C2?86 @7 :DDF6D — 7C@> >:76AC:DE@?6 ?@E H@C<:?8 E@ A6@A=6 H9@ >2J D:>A=J 92G6 BF6DE:@?D @C 4@?46C?D 3FE 5@?’E C6BF:C6 >65:42= 42C6]k^Am kAm~q\v*}D D2J 2 E:?J 7C24E:@? @7 A2E:6?ED DF776C “>2;@C” @C “D6C:@FD” 25G6CD6 6G6?ED 27E6C E2<:?8 >:76AC:DE@?6]k^Am kAmp =682= 3C:67 7:=65 H:E9 E96 $FAC6>6 r@FCE =2DE J62C 3J 2 8C@FA @7 >65:42= @C82?:K2E:@?D :?4=F5:?8 E96 p>6C:42? r@==686 @7 ~3DE6EC:4:2?D 2?5 vJ?64@=@8:DED D2JDi “(96? FD65 :? >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@?[ >2;@C 25G6CD6 6G6?ED — D:8?:7:42?E :?764E:@?[ 6I46DD:G6 3=@@5 =@DD[ @C 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@? — @44FC :? =6DD E92? _]baT @7 A2E:6?ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 9:89=J C682C565 DEF5J H:E9 >@C6 E92? d_[___ A2E:6?ED]”k^AmkAm%96 567:?:E:@? E92E D4:6?E:DED 86?6C2==J FD6 7@C D6C:@FD 25G6CD6 6G6?ED :?4=F56D 3=@@5 EC2?D7FD:@?D[ >2;@C DFC86CJ[ 9@DA:E2= 25>:DD:@?D 2?5 562E9[ D2:5 &D9>2 &A259J2J[ @?6 @7 E96 2FE9@CD @7 E92E a_`d DEF5J]k^Am kAm%96 AC6D4C:3:?8 :?7@C>2E:@? :?4=F565 :? E96 A24<28:?8 7@C >:76AC:DE@?6 E23=6ED =:DED D=:89E=J 5:776C6?E DE2E:DE:4D 7@C H92E :E 42==D “D6C:@FD 25G6CD6 C624E:@?D]” xE 4:E6D C2?86D 7@C 9@H 7C6BF6?E=J G2C:@FD 4@>A=:42E:@?D @44FCi _]_bT E@ _]dT 7@C EC2?D7FD:@?j _]aT 7@C D6AD:D 2?5 _]_cT E@ _]eT 7@C 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@? C6=2E65 E@ >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@?D] %96 C2?86D C67=64E 7:?5:?8D 24C@DD G2C:@FD C6=6G2?E DEF5:6D[ 6IA6CED D2:5]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts k9am(9J 5@ A2E:6?ED 8@ E@ E96 6>6C86?4J C@@>nk^9amkAm|:76AC:DE@?6’D =236=:?8 =:DED 2 4@>A=:42E:@? E92E >@DE >65:42= 8C@FAD 5@?’E 4@?D:56C 2 D6C:@FD @C >2;@C 25G6CD6 6G6?Ei t# G:D:ED[ H9:49 C2?865 7C@> a]hT E@ c]eT] %96 4FCC6?E usp =236= =:DED 8@:?8 E@ E96 t# 2D 2? @AE:@? :7 A2E:6?ED 6IA6C:6?46 AC@=@?865 962GJ 3=665:?8[ D6G6C6 235@>:?2= A2:? @C 2 DFDE2:?65 76G6C] qFE t# G:D:ED 5@?’E 2=H2JD C67=64E 3:8 AC@3=6>D]k^Am kAm$@>6 A6@A=6 >2J 8@ E96C6 27E6C 2 >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@? 3642FD6 E96J H2?E E@ 36 4964<65 @FE @C 92G6 BF6DE:@?D 3FE 5@?’E 92G6 2 5@4E@C[ D2:5 &A259J2J[ 2 AF3=:4 962=E9 D4:6?E:DE 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 r2=:7@C?:2[ $2? uC2?4:D4@] ~E96CD[ D96 D2:5[ “5@?’E H2?E E@ 8@ E@ E96:C AC:>2CJ 42C6 AC@G:56C 23@FE E96:C 23@CE:@?” 3642FD6 @7 DE:8>2]k^Am kAmp DEF5J D96 4@\2FE9@C65 :? a_`g 7@F?5 E92E D=:89E=J >@C6 E92? 92=7 @7 A2E:6?ED H9@ G:D:E65 E96 t# 3642FD6 @7 23@CE:@?D C646:G65 @?=J @3D6CG2E:@?2= 42C6]k^Am Nation & World Study: Emergency contraception pill could be alternative to mifepristone for abortions CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press k9amw@H 67764E:G6 :D E96 A:==nk^9am kAm|:76AC:DE@?6 C6DF=ED :? 2 4@>A=6E65 23@CE:@? hf]cT @7 E96 E:>6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ &]$] DEF5:6D 4:E65 :? E96 usp =236=]k^AmkAmqFE :? a]eT @7 42D6D[ 2 DFC8:42= :?E6CG6?E:@? :D ?66565] p?5 _]fT @7 E96 E:>6[ E96 AC68?2?4J 4@?E:?F6D]k^AmkAm%92E’D 4@>A2C65 E@ 2 AC@465FC2= 23@CE:@? :? 2 4=:?:4[ H96C6 E96 492?46 @7 E96 AC@465FC6 72:=:?8 E@ 6?5 2 AC68?2?4J “:D 6IEC6>6=J[ 6IEC6>6=J =@H[” AC@323=J =6DD E92? _]`T[ D2:5 sC] !C2E:>2 vFAE2[ 2 3@2C5 >6>36C 7@C E96 p>6C:42? r@==686 @7 ~3DE6EC:4:2?D 2?5 vJ?64@=@8:DED]k^Am kAm“p?J E:>6 2 AC@465FC2= 23@CE:@? :D 5@?6[ E96 4=:?:4:2?D 6?DFC6 E92E :E H2D 2 4@>A=6E6 23@CE:@?” 3J 6I2>:?:?8 E96 E:DDF6 E92E :D C6>@G65 @C A6C7@C>:?8 2? F=EC2D@F?5 5FC:?8 @C 27E6C E96 AC@465FC6[ D96 D2:5]k^AmkAmvFAE2[ H9@ 92D 5@?6 23@CE:@? AC@465FC6D 7@C >@C6 E92? a_ J62CD[ D2:5 E96C6 2C6 “G6CJ 76H 4@>A=:42E:@?D 7C@> 23@CE:@? — 2?J <:?5 @7 23@CE:@?[ >65:42E:@? @C AC@465FC2= 23@CE:@?]”k^AmkAm~?6 DEF5J DF886DE65 E92E’D ;FDE 2D ECF6 7@C >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@?D E92E 92AA6? :? 2 4=:?:4[ 2 5@4E@C’D @77:46 @C 2E 9@>6 H:E9 E96 96=A @7 E6=6962=E9]k^Am k9amw@H 5@6D >:76AC:DE@?6’D D276EJ 2?5 67764E:G6?6DD 4@>A2C6 E@ @E96C 5CF8Dnk^9am kAm%96 usp >2<6D 5CF8 2AAC@G2= 564:D:@?D @? 2 42D6\3J\42D6 32D:D[ H6:89:?8 67764E:G6?6DD[ D276EJ 2?5 @E96C 724E@CD]k^Am kAm}@ 5CF8 :D `__T 67764E:G6[ 2?5 >2?J 4@>>@? >65:42E:@?D 5@?’E H@C< 7@C 2 D:8?:7:42?E A@CE:@? @7 A2E:6?ED]k^AmkAmp?E:56AC6DD2?ED EJA:42==J 96=A 36EH66? c_T 2?5 e_T @7 A6@A=6 H:E9 56AC6DD:@?] }6H 2?E:3:@E:4D 2AAC@G65 3J E96 usp @7E6? C6D@=G6 23@FE f_T @7 :?764E:@?D]k^Am kAm$:?46 a___[ C@F89=J e >:==:@? A2E:6?ED 92G6 E2<6? >:76AC:DE@?6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 usp] p a_a` C6G:6H @7 286?4J C64@C5D =@@<:?8 7@C 562E9D E92E H6C6 =:<6=J C6=2E65 E@ E96 5CF8 :56?E:7:65 `b[ @C _]___afT @7 A2E:6?ED]k^Am 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Iran war enters its third week Iran said the U.S. used "ports, docks and hideouts" in the UAE and urged people to evacuate areas where it said U.S. forces sheltered. As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy Some experts are hoping that rising energy prices and disruption of shipping will encourage countries to ditch fossil fuel dependency. US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq; 4 dead as rescue efforts continue U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said two aircraft were involved; one landed safely and the other went down in Iraq. Trump says former president had an Iran confession. Predecessors deny recent contact Trump says a former president told him he wishes he had attacked Iran while in office. Aides to all four living former presidents deny any rec… Top counterterrorism official resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has announced his resignation, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the … Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts Watch Now: Related Video Spring Break Sticker Shock: How Rising Oil Prices Are Hitting Travelers Trump says NATO is making a ‘very foolish mistake’ by not assisting US in Iran war AP Trump says NATO is making a ‘very foolish mistake’ by not assisting US in Iran war US confident economy will weather Iran war, says Trump aide US confident economy will weather Iran war, says Trump aide US Coast Guard rescues snowmobiler stranded on ice in Michigan US Coast Guard rescues snowmobiler stranded on ice in Michigan
Politics Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press
Nation & World Study: Emergency contraception pill could be alternative to mifepristone for abortions CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press
Iran war enters its third week Iran said the U.S. used "ports, docks and hideouts" in the UAE and urged people to evacuate areas where it said U.S. forces sheltered.
As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy Some experts are hoping that rising energy prices and disruption of shipping will encourage countries to ditch fossil fuel dependency.
US military refueling plane goes down in Iraq; 4 dead as rescue efforts continue U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said two aircraft were involved; one landed safely and the other went down in Iraq.
Trump says former president had an Iran confession. Predecessors deny recent contact Trump says a former president told him he wishes he had attacked Iran while in office. Aides to all four living former presidents deny any rec…
Top counterterrorism official resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has announced his resignation, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the …
