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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
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
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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