Abortion pill

/ɐbˈɔːʃən pˈɪl/

/ɐbˈɔːɹʃən pˈɪl/

Abortion pill

an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo

synonyms : mifepristone

RU 486

Examples

1. And I was given an abortion pill.

2. Now, this is not the abortion pill, mifepristone, RU-486, but there are two FDA-approved morning-after pills, emergency contraceptives.

3. Regardless though, they are not abortion pills and that's not what the laws were trying to ensure by any means.

4. In a letter to the Fda Cruz and 19 other GOP senators ASKED to CLASSIFY the Abortion Pill as an imminent hazard to Public Health that poses a significant threat of danger and remove it from the U.S. market.