RU-486 and Medical Abortion

Articles and newsclippings, books and other resources about RU-486, mostly from a pro-life perspective.

Pro-life essayist predicts that FDA approval of the French abortion pill will provide a challenge to plaintiff attorneys. From About.com.

Pro-choice views on nonsurgical abortion, as well as advice on obtaining medical abortion without surgery, using methotrexate or RU-486. From About.com.

Student paper describes and summarizes the issues surrounding this procedure.

Join the campaign to increase campus availability of Mifepristone and EC.

Offers a comparative look on how abortion is approached in Austria, and the use of mifepristone to induce abortions.

Program to educate and instruct health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, assistants, counselors, and office staff, in the safe and effective administration of mifepristone/misoprostol for early medical abortion.

Collection of political cartoons about the abortion issue from newspaper editorial cartoonists around the world.

Essay on non-surgical abortion with methotrexate, mifepristone, and other chemical agents, by Bernard N. Nathanson.

Abortion Techniques. Chemical. First Trimester. RU 486 ... The RU 486 procedure requires at least three trips to the abortion facility.[19] ...[2008/11/14]

... Women's Health Center provides empowering information about abortion and reproductive freedom - so women may determine their ... Medical ... on RU 486. ...[2008/11/04]

... method of early abortion using mifepristone (RU 486) and methotrexate. ... Feminist News Stories on Mifepristone (RU 486) Internet Resources on Medical Abortion ...[2008/05/09]

In medical abortion regimens, mifepristone blockade of ... "Family planning in China: RU-486, abortion, and population trends". U.S. Embassy Beijing (2000) ...[2008/12/02]

Mifepristone (RU-486): The Medical Abortion. Katherine Kennedy ... article on the medical and biological effects of RU-486. "RU486: Miracle or Cure" ...[2008/11/10]

When can RU-486 be used? How does RU-486 work? What are the side effects ... The Abortion Pill (RU-486) Comparing Medical and Surgical Safety. Fetal Indication ...[2008/11/20]

Approval and Lingering Issues -- May, 2001. Unresolved ... Imminent FDA Action on the Abortion Pill, RU-486 -- September 24, 2000. RU-486 Approval Imminent? ...[2006/02/09]

... providing pregnancy terminations, RU 486, Mifeprex, Mifepristone, surgical abortion medicine, birth control ... and choose the medical abortion/RU 486 are ...[2008/05/07]

If you need RU 486, the abortion pill, call South Jersey Women's Center for an appointment. We provide women's health services including abortion, birth control and more.[2008/11/15]

Facts about Abortion: Mifepristone (formerly known as RU-486) is a medication ... For more information on Medical Abortion see Medical Abortion: History and Overview. ...[2008/06/05]