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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: The Abortion Pill

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

Medical History, Health & Fitness, History, Medicine, Comedy, Sawbones

4.815.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Mifepristone, known colloquially as the abortion pill, has recently been in the news as its future availability in the United States comes into question. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of the medicine, from how it was discovered to how it was approved to what happened over the summer to change that. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/

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0:00.0

Saw bones is a show about medical history, and nothing the hosts say should be taken as medical advice or opinion.

0:07.0

It's for fun. Can't you just have fun for an hour and not try to diagnose your mystery boil?

0:14.0

We think you've earned it. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment of distraction from that weird growth.

0:22.0

You're worth it.

0:25.0

Alright, time is about to books. One, two, one, two, three, four.

0:33.0

Two big big came across a pharmacy with a two in that's lost it out.

0:52.0

Hello everybody and welcome to Saw bones, Marital Tour of Miscotted Medicine. I'm your co-host, Justin McElroy.

1:10.0

And I'm Sydney McElroy.

1:12.0

And I think probably a few people probably could have guessed this at any time.

1:17.0

Healthcare is making a lot of headlines. I can assume there's a Saw bones episode to follow, especially when you come to me shaking your head and holding up your phone.

1:29.0

I can tell that probably there's going to be an episode.

1:32.0

Well, I think this is an important thing to talk about. And there are a lot. By the way, when you say something that's happening in the news related to healthcare, and especially the restrictions of healthcare, there's a lot going on, unfortunately.

1:44.0

It's not just one issue. Specifically because this is kind of impending news. It's happening now and things are going to change.

1:54.0

As of when we're recording this, things will change tomorrow. So actually the day our show comes out, there will probably be updates to this.

2:03.0

So this is unfolding news. But you may have read something about the MIFA Pristone, which is commonly called the abortion pill.

2:11.0

Are you 486? I feel like there's those of us of a certain age.

2:14.0

Are you 486 is more familiar to me for some reason? I must have been bombarded by that in high school or something.

2:21.0

Well, as we go through the years of when this pill was approved and everything, it would make sense. But that is, it's funny that a collection of letters would be like numbers.

2:31.0

A letters and numbers would be more familiar. But are you 486? MIFA Pristone or the abortion pill, as many of us, when we first heard about it, called it, was recently.

2:41.0

So it is still available, but it is its future in this country, the United States of America, as being able to be legally prescribed by physicians is right now in question.

2:52.0

So that is the, it is in question. I don't want anyone to. It's very important with this kind of thing that you not be too alarmist, I think, because then people think that something is gone when it isn't.

3:03.0

And that doesn't mean it might not be in the future, but, but I don't want to, you know what I'm saying? I want to be clear.

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