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:
Abortion in the United States REF HQ 767.5 .U5 M3727 "Mifepristone" Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine REF RC 41 .G35 "Mifepristone" Encyclopedia of abortion in the United States REF HQ 767.5 .U5 P35 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 Plus Archive "Abortion Debates" 3/21/2003
Issues and Controversies"Abortion Pill: RU-486" 11/24/2000 p. 465-472
STATISTICS: Abortion: Information Plus (Ref Desk)
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
Academic Search Complete Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Select Edition
Health and Wellness Resource Center
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
http://www.naral.org/Issues/ru486/ru486_fs.cfm 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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