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  • Mifepristone
  • Abortion pill
  • Reproductive rights
  • Abortion
  • Right to life
  • Pro-choice movement
  • Pro-life movement
 

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    Definition

    "RU 486, also called mifepristone or mifegyne, is a drug used to induce abortion; named for Roussel-Uclaf, the French company that developed the pill. It was approved for use in France in 1988." (Women’s Desk Reference). "It is a synthetic hormone, given in pill form, that causes the resorption or shedding of the uterine lining, thus inducing menstruation or (if the woman is pregnant) a miscarriage." (Women’s Issues).

     

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    • How has RU 486 changed the abortion controversy?

    • Should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allow the "morning after pill" to be sold in drugstores without a prescription?

    • What are the side effects and drawbacks of the drug?

    • Should RU 486 have been allowed in the United States?

    • Could RU 486 solve the problems of overpopulation in the developing world?

    • Why was RU 486 approved by the Food and Drug Administration?

    • Why are pro-life groups opposed to RU 486?

    • Should RU 486 be used as an emergency contraceptive?

    • Should the "right of conscience" regulation apply to pharmacists?
    • Should states place restrictions on abortion pills?
     

    Reference Books

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    Merck Manual
    Call Number: REF RC55 .M4
    Also available on the internet

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    Pregnancy and birth sourcebook
    Call Number: RG525 .P676 2009

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    Encyclopedia of abortion in the United States
    Call Number: REF HQ767.5.U5 P35 2009

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    Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
    Call Number: REF RC41 .G35 2006

     
     

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    Abortion, an eternal social and moral issue
    Call Number: http://REF HQ767 .A267
    Also available in the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database

     

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