![In the most common method, patients take a hormone blocker called mifepristone, followed by another drug called misoprostol which causes the uterus to empty. Abortion pills are most effective in the first 11 weeks of pregnancy.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2022-06/46193283671_f53b37bd45_b.jpg?itok=rhp3PRW2)
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In the most common method, patients take a hormone blocker called mifepristone, followed by another drug called misoprostol which causes the uterus to empty. Abortion pills are most effective in the first 11 weeks of pregnancy.
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