Mifepristone substitute already available?

Multiple federal lawsuits have threatened access to mifepristone. A new study found ulipristal--already in pharmacies--may work as well.

Instead of using Mifeprex (mifepristone), 97% of women in this study successfully ended their pregnancies in the first nine weeks of gestation by replacing mifepristone with a double dose (60 mg) of Ella (ulipristal), a prescription drug approved in 2010 for emergency contraception (“morning after pill.”) Read the proof of concept—an initial study—publi…