UCSF’s innovative, collaborative approach to patient care, research and education spans disciplines across the life sciences, making it a world leader in scientific discovery and its translation to improving health.

Is the proliferation of abortion pills poisoning the water?

Washington ExaminerJuly 13, 2025News

Video still of Pro Life rally in Washington, DC

An unorthodox argument from anti-abortion advocates that abortion pills and the at-home abortion process pose a substantial environmental risk is gaining traction in state legislatures across the country.

UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Box 0132
490 Illinois Street, Floor 10
San Francisco, CA 94143 (94158 for FedEx)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-476-3197

Search form

You are here

Is the proliferation of abortion pills poisoning the water?