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Research group at UCSF 📊🔍📝 We're committed to advancing reproductive well-being through science.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.

The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...

Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA

On August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese...

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 16h

New research shows that the incidence of ectopic pregnancy among people seeking abortion is extremely low.

The same study found that the 3 history-based screening criteria used in medication abortion care does not reliably identify ectopic pregnancies. www.whijournal.com/article/S104...

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 18h

We have over 100 studies that prove that abortion pills, including mifepristone, are extremely safe.

We can’t stand by as anti-abortion groups continue to undermine established science.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 23h

Pregnancy and childbirth carry significant health risks.

The Turnaway Study found that when people are denied abortion care, they’re more likely to experience poorer long-term physical health, including diabetes and hypertension.

Why Childbirth Is Still Dangerous in America—and What We Can Do About It

Bringing a child into the world is a natural process, but pregnancy and childbirth are also medical conditions that carry significant health risks. Our society makes things worse by not talking about…

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 1d

Abortion bans hurt everyone.

Abortion bans and restrictions create cascading effects that extend far beyond reproductive health care, compromising the quality and effectiveness of medical care across reproductive and non-reproductive specialties.

Cascading Harms: How Abortion Bans Lead to Discriminatory Care Across Medical Specialties - PHR

Our research highlights how abortion bans and restrictions create cascading effects that extend far beyond reproductive health care, compromising the quality and effectiveness of medical care across…

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 2d

1 in 5 abortion patients have to travel outside of their state to receive safe, essential health care.

Imagine driving 8 hours to see your dentist or boarding a flight to see your primary care provider. It’s absurd.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 2d

Abortion is essential health care.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know that six in ten abortion seekers in the United States are already parents?

They know precisely what it takes to raise a child, and often decide to have abortions to ensure they have enough resources to support their existing children.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 4d

This is good news, but as @jessicavalenti.bsky.social & @mintimm.bsky.social explain, it doesn’t mean the administration’s approach to abortion has changed.

As long as mifepristone is approved, the FDA doesn’t really have a choice but to approve the generic too.
jessica.substack.com/p/the-fda-ap...

The FDA Approved a New Version of Mifepristone

I spoke to Mini Timmaraju about what it means (10.2.25)

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 4d

The FDA has approved a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, expanding its supply at a time when the Trump administration is under pressure from abortion opponents to sharply restrict access to abortion medication. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 6d

@autonomynews.co received a tip yesterday about concerns that the FDA seemed to have made some sort of change regarding mifepristone.

As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.

Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com

Evita Solutions - Generic Mifepristone Available Today

Evita Solutions LLC's FDA-approved generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for safe, effective medical abortion up to 70 days.

www.evitasolutionsllc.com

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 5d

Regardless of what kind of “review” or “study” the current administration conducts, it won’t change the facts: medication abortion has been proven safe and effective, again and again, for decades.

ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 6d

Denying abortion has lifelong consequences. People forced to continue pregnancies face higher risks to their health, more financial instability, & fewer opportunities to pursue their goals.

Visit The Turnaway Project website & get the facts! #YourVoiceIsYourPower turnawayproject.org/share-facts

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 6d

People will always need access to abortion care later in pregnancy.

Young people, people with chronic health conditions, and people who have been recently pregnant often need more time to discover they’re pregnant.

Access to Later Abortion Will Always be Needed — rePROs Fight Back

Abortion later in pregnancy is often misunderstood and heavily targeted through both policy and stigma. Erika Christensen , co-founder of Patient Forward and later abortion patient and advocate, …

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 7d

One in four abortions is provided by telehealth, and shipping medication is largely what allows people living under state bans to obtain care.

That’s why anti-abortion activists have been pressuring the FDA and HHS to further restrict abortion pills.

BREAKING: The Trump Administration is "Reviewing" Abortion Pills

The FDA and HHS just announced their next move in the war against mifepristone

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 7d

ANSIRH's @ushma.bsky.social put together a 9-point review of the report's major flaws. Very little information is provided about the source of the data, and the level of risk the report found to be associated with mifepristone is overstated. www.ansirh.org/research/res...

ANSIRH Debunks Questionable Junk Analysis on Abortion Safety

Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary have expressed plans to conduct a new review of mifepristone’s safety based on an unverified and biased…

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 7d

At least 101 studies in 26 countries over three decades have found that medication abortions are very safe.

But the FDA is reevaluating access to medication abortion pills based on one politically motivated junk-science “study.” This is unacceptable.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/h...

Federal agencies are studying safety of abortion drug mifepristone, driving new concerns about limits on access | CNN

The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing evidence about the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion, to investigate how it can be safely dispensed,…

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t let the junk science from the radically conservative EPPC institute confuse you.

Mifepristone is among the most thoroughly studied medications approved by the FDA. A strong scientific consensus affirms its safety and effectiveness.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 9d

People rely heavily on telehealth care to access medication abortions – even in states with bans.

Now, the current administration's FDA and HHS are coming after providers’ ability to mail abortion pills.

BREAKING: The Trump Administration is "Reviewing" Abortion Pills

The FDA and HHS just announced their next move in the war against mifepristone

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 10d

Mifepristone, one of the two drugs commonly used together in a medication abortion, is very safe and effective.

The attempt to block access to mifepristone is about limiting abortion access and controlling patients. It has nothing to do with science.

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Dr Bev Gray @drbevgray.bsky.social · 12d

We had a great conversation with Dr Daniel Grossman of @ansirh.bsky.social on this week’s episode of @outlawedthepodcast.bsky.social about the science and safety of mifepristone. Get the facts here!!

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A spoonful of science helps the medicine go down

Podcast Episode · Outlawed · 09/24/2025 · 40m

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 11d

1 in 4 abortions are now via medication abortion but this care is under attack. Defend #MifeInAll50 - so everyone can get the abortion care they need. #WeCount

#WeCount report, April 2022 to December 2024 - Society of Family Planning

The Society of Family Planning is the source for abortion and contraception science.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 12d

Q: What has happened to medication abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned?

A: The total number of abortions nationally has slightly increased. Medication abortion via telehealth now accounts for 25% of all abortions.

ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 12d

Q: Isn’t medication abortion the same thing as Plan B?

A: No. Plan B is an emergency contraceptive pill that works just like other birth control pills to prevent pregnancy.

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ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 12d

Q: Are IUDs, hormonal implants, and the pill forms of abortion?

A: No, no, and no. IUDs, hormonal implants, and the pill are all forms of birth control. Anyone who tells you otherwise may be trying to ban birth control.

ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 12d

Q: When can patients choose this option?

A: The FDA has approved the use of medication abortion in pregnancies up to 10 weeks, but research shows that medication abortion is effective at up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.