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PBS report: abortion pill restrictions curb fibroid, endometriosis treatment

A new PBS NewsHour series finds anti-abortion groups pushing the Trump administration to further restrict mifepristone, a drug also used to treat uterine fibroids and endometriosis.

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What to know

  • Mifepristone, approved for abortion for 25+ years and used safely by over 7.5 million American women, also treats uterine fibroids and endometriosis but is largely unavailable in the U.S. for those uses.
  • Uterine fibroids affect roughly 70% of white women and over 80% of Black women by age 50, often causing severe pain, bleeding and infertility, with diagnosis frequently delayed for years.
  • Anti-abortion groups are lobbying the Trump administration to further restrict mifepristone and a related drug, which researchers warn could further limit access to non-abortion treatments.
  • The report is part one of PBS NewsHour's two-part 'Beyond Abortion' series.

“So my mother would say she had experienced the same thing too when she was growing up. And then everyone else made it seem like it was just normal.”

Deja, Patient featured in the report · PBS NewsHour transcript ↗ · Sep 20

Deja Patient featured in the reportDr. Abby Liberty OB-GYN and researcher, Oregon Health and Science UniversitySarah Varney PBS NewsHour special correspondentTrump administration Target of anti-abortion lobbyingAnti-abortion groups Advocacy actors

PBS report: abortion pill restrictions curb fibroid, endometriosis treatment
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    PBS shares the report on Bluesky, drawing early engagement

    PBS NewsHour posted the story to its Bluesky account, where it drew over 140 engagement points and several comments within hours.

    “For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S. But mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis.”
    — PBS NewsHour, News program · source
    • pbsnews.org

      For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S. But mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis.

      pbsnews.orgBluesky2d ago195▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    PBS NewsHour airs first part of "Beyond Abortion" series

    Special correspondent Sarah Varney and producer Rachel Wellford's report, filmed in Europe and across the U.S., examines how mifepristone and a related drug treat uterine fibroids and endometriosis and why those uses remain largely unavailable to American women.

    “mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis…”
    — PBS NewsHour
    1. 1 outlet Researchers explore new uses for abortion-related drugs

      first by PBS NewsHour, 1d ago

    2. 1 outlet How abortion drug restrictions make it harder to treat other conditions

      first by PBS NewsHour, 2d ago

  3. background

    Anti-abortion groups lobby Trump administration to further restrict mifepristone — PBS reports that anti-abortion groups are lobbying the Trump administration to impose additional restrictions on mifepristone and a similar drug, both of which have shown effectiveness against fibroids and endometriosis.

  4. background

    Patient Deja diagnosed with uterine fibroids after years of pain — After nearly two decades of severe cramping, nausea and pain dismissed as normal, and a 2013 ER visit that found cysts and a hormone imbalance, Deja was diagnosed with uterine fibroids six years later.

  5. background

    FDA approves mifepristone for abortion use in the U.S. — Mifepristone has been approved and used safely by more than 7.5 million American women for abortion for more than 25 years, according to the report.