# Episode 139 -- Mifepristone

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Podcast: [In Bed With The Right](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-bed-with-the-right-6461263)
Published: 2026-06-16T04:45:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3856

## Resource

In this episode, Moira walks Adrian through the history of Mifepristone. Developed in France in the 1980s, this medication (which, together with Misoprostol, is used to end pregnancies) has been a flashpoint in Europe and the United States pretty much since it was first created. Today, it is the only way for millions of Americans living in states where abortion is illegal or impossible to get to safely terminate their pregnancies safely. This episode dives into the attack on Mifepristone, the history of medical abortion and what the future might look like.

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