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mifepristone
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mifepristone

Anti-progesterone drug used, in combination with a prostaglandin, to procure early abortion (up to the tenth week in pregnancy). It is administered only in hospitals or recognized clinics and a success rate of 95% is claimed. It was developed and first used in France in 1989. It was licensed in the UK in 1991, and became available in the USA from October 2000.

Clinical studies reported in 2000 indicate that daily low doses of mifepristone can serve as a contraceptive, as they suppress ovulation.



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That summer, the conservative Christian community buzzed with talk that the import bill would make an abortion pill called RU-486 as accessible as aspirin.
Poison pill: how Abramoff's cronies sold the Medicare drug bill by Dreyfuss, Barbara T. / Washington Monthly
Right-to-life leaders have been expressing shock, outrage, and dismay over President George Bush's August 21 announcement of support for making "Plan B," the morning-after abortion pill, available over the counter, no prescription needed.
Plan B: the George & Hillary plan by Jasper, William F. / The New American
) renewed calls to pass the RU486 Suspension and Review Act, which would force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to suspend sale of Mifepristone, better known as the abortion pill.
Safety in numbers: abortion and the FDA by Howley, Kerry / Reason
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