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:
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Will RU 486 end the abortion controversy?
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What are the side effects and drawbacks of the drug?
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Should RU 486 have been allowed in the United States?
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Could RU 486 solve the problems of overpopulation in the developing world?
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Why was RU 486 approved by the Food and Drug Administration?
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Why are pro-life groups opposed to RU 486?
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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:
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National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League |
http://www.naral.org/Issues/ru486/ru486_fs.cfm |
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RU486.org |
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| 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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