Definitions for abortion pill

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. abortion pill, mifepristone, RU 486(noun)

    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

Wiktionary

  1. abortion pill(Noun)

    A drug, such as mifepristone (Mifegyne), used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage.


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