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 $6?2E6 962=E9 4@>>:EE66[ |2<2CJ H@F=5?’E 4@>>:E E@ DA64:7:4 24E:@? @? E96 A:==[ 42==65 >:76AC:DE@?6[ 56DA:E6 AC@55:?8 7C@> 3@E9 #6AF3=:42?D 2?5 s6>@4C2ED]k^AmkAm|65:42= AC@76DD:@?2=D 42== :E “2>@?8 E96 D276DE >65:42E:@?D” 6G6C 2AAC@G65 3J E96 usp] qFE 2 r9C:DE:2? 4@?D6CG2E:G6 8C@FA E92E DF65 E96 usp @G6C E96 5CF8 D2JD :E 92D 42FD65 “E6?D @7 E9@FD2?5D” @7 “6>6C86?4J 4@>A=:42E:@?D]Qk^Am People are also reading… Kearney restaurant owner Carlos Godinez will be deported Grand Island man arrested for fifth DUI offense Proposal to let nonresidents vote in Omaha, Lincoln elections advances in auditor oversight bill Where to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel How to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel Catholic educators honored for service in northeast Nebraska Nebraska spring football game live updates, score and highlights New Grand Island restaurant offers Cuban buffet with Central American influences 1 adult, 4 juveniles charged for altercation following GISH student walkout State Sen. John Cavanaugh fights GOP group’s ad blitz and rival criticisms in Dem primary in NE-02 Movies and TV shows casting in Lincoln Nebraska-Iowa basketball live updates, stats and highlights Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats Rankings: Nebraska high school baseball, March 30 Illness has affected staffing at Webb Road post office kAmw6C6’D H92E E@ <?@H 23@FE E96 D276EJ @7 >:76AC:DE@?6[ H9:49 :D EJA:42==J FD65 H:E9 >:D@AC@DE@= :? >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@?D E92E >2<6 FA 4=@D6 E@ EH@\E9:C5D @7 23@CE:@?D :? E96 &]$]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 Government & 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 $FAC6>6 r@FCE =2DE J62C 3J 2 8C@FA @7 >65:42= @C82?:K2E:@?D :?4=F5:?8 E96 p>6C:42? r@==686 @7 ~3DE6EC:4:2?D 2?5 vJ?64@=@8:DED D2JDi “(96? FD65 :? >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@?[ >2;@C 25G6CD6 6G6?ED — D:8?:7:42?E :?764E:@?[ 6I46DD:G6 3=@@5 =@DD[ @C 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@? — @44FC :? =6DD E92? _]baT @7 A2E:6?ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 9:89=J C682C565 DEF5J H:E9 >@C6 E92? d_[___ A2E:6?ED]”k^AmkAm%96 567:?:E:@? E92E D4:6?E:DED 86?6C2==J FD6 7@C D6C:@FD 25G6CD6 6G6?ED :?4=F56D 3=@@5 EC2?D7FD:@?D[ >2;@C DFC86CJ[ 9@DA:E2= 25>:DD:@?D 2?5 562E9[ D2:5 &D9>2 &A259J2J[ @?6 @7 E96 2FE9@CD @7 E92E a_`d DEF5J]k^Am kAm%96 AC6D4C:3:?8 :?7@C>2E:@? :?4=F565 :? E96 A24<28:?8 7@C >:76AC:DE@?6 E23=6ED =:DED D=:89E=J 5:776C6?E DE2E:DE:4D 7@C H92E :E 42==D “D6C:@FD 25G6CD6 C624E:@?D]” xE 4:E6D C2?86D 7@C 9@H 7C6BF6?E=J G2C:@FD 4@>A=:42E:@?D @44FCi _]_bT E@ _]dT 7@C EC2?D7FD:@?j _]aT 7@C D6AD:D 2?5 _]_cT E@ _]eT 7@C 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@? C6=2E65 E@ >65:42E:@? 23@CE:@?D] %96 C2?86D C67=64E 7:?5:?8D 24C@DD G2C:@FD C6=6G2?E DEF5:6D[ 6IA6CED D2:5]k^Am k9am(9J 5@ A2E:6?ED 8@ E@ E96 6>6C86?4J C@@>nk^9amkAm|:76AC:DE@?6’D =236=:?8 =:DED 2 4@>A=:42E:@? E92E >@DE >65:42= 8C@FAD 5@?’E 4@?D:56C 2 D6C:@FD @C >2;@C 25G6CD6 6G6?Ei t# G:D:ED[ H9:49 C2?865 7C@> a]hT E@ c]eT] %96 4FCC6?E usp =236= =:DED 8@:?8 E@ E96 t# 2D 2? @AE:@? :7 A2E:6?ED 6IA6C:6?46 AC@=@?865 962GJ 3=665:?8[ D6G6C6 235@>:?2= A2:? @C 2 DFDE2:?65 76G6C] qFE t# G:D:ED 5@?’E 2=H2JD C67=64E 3:8 AC@3=6>D]k^Am kAm$@>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 Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats Voting law experts say the order violates the Constitution by attempting to seize the power to run elections from states. Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade "We have a tanker out there. We don't mind having somebody get a boatload because they need … they have to survive," Trump told reporters as h… Fact-checking claims from Trump's address to the nation about Iran In his remarks Wednesday night, Trump declared that he inherited a "dead and crippled country" and delivered an economy with "no inflation." H… Trump's anger over Iran thrusts NATO into fresh crisis Trump's recent comments have provoked unprecedented concern that the U.S. will not come to the aid of European allies should they be attacked,… Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that … Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video North Platte Jaycees 2026 Easter Egg Hunt From teaching to PupPacks, Terry Bailey keeps serving Gering’s children From teaching to PupPacks, Terry Bailey keeps serving Gering’s children Gering sisters claim speech crowns Gering sisters claim speech crowns Brent Johnson leading campaign for new UNK Newman Center Brent Johnson leading campaign for new UNK Newman Center
Government & 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
Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats Voting law experts say the order violates the Constitution by attempting to seize the power to run elections from states.
Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade "We have a tanker out there. We don't mind having somebody get a boatload because they need … they have to survive," Trump told reporters as h…
Fact-checking claims from Trump's address to the nation about Iran In his remarks Wednesday night, Trump declared that he inherited a "dead and crippled country" and delivered an economy with "no inflation." H…
Trump's anger over Iran thrusts NATO into fresh crisis Trump's recent comments have provoked unprecedented concern that the U.S. will not come to the aid of European allies should they be attacked,…
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that …
