Do abortion drugs pollute the water supply?

The Trump administration has been accused of “weaponising” environmental policy in its latest attempt to stymie medical abortion. Can mifepristone in water supplies harm health, as anti-abortion activists claim? Carolyn Brown reports

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BMJ
Published
2026-11-04
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-101177
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Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
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Do abortion drugs pollute the water supply?

Carolyn Brown
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Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
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Do abortion drugs pollute the water supply?

Carolyn Brown
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Abstract

The Trump administration has been accused of “weaponising” environmental policy in its latest attempt to stymie medical abortion. Can mifepristone in water supplies harm health, as anti-abortion activists claim? Carolyn Brown reports

BMJVol. 395
Openalex Percentile: Top 27%
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
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