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ABORTION PILL  (MIFEPRISTONE / RU 486)

 

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." (Ready Reference: Women’s Issues).

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

• Will RU 486 end the abortion controversy?

• 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?

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Mifepristone; Abortion; Birth Control; Reproductive Rights; Pro-life Movement; Abortifacient Agents

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Encyclopedia of Abortion in the United States	REF HQ 657.5 .U5 P35 2002 "Mifepristone"
Encyclopedia of Birth Control	REF HQ 766 .R442 2000 "Mifepristone"
Encyclopedia of Birth Control	REF HQ 766 .E52 2002 "RU 486"
Encyclopedia of Ethics in Science and Technology	REF Q 175.35 .B37 2002 "RU 486"

Women and the Law

REF KF .K84 2003

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Abortion: Opposing Viewpoints

Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted?

CQ Researcher "Abortion Debates" 3/21/2003

Issues & Controversies "Abortion Pill: RU-486" 11/24/2000 p. 465-472

Merck Manual

 

STATISTICS:

Abortion: Information Plus (Ref Desk)

FactSearch (First Search) Database

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Premier

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Health and Wellness Resource Center

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:

Miami Herald

Sun Sentinel

NewsBank

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League	http://www.naral.org/Issues/ru486/ru486_fs.cfm
RU486.org	http://www.ru486.org/
Planned Parenthood	http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Human Life International	http://www.hli.org
National Right to Life Committee	http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ru486.html

 

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