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Mifepristone, and also known by its developmental code name RU-486, is a drug typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy. [8] This combination is 97% effective [ 9 ] during the first 63 days (9 weeks) of pregnancy , yet effective in the second trimester as well.
In the 1990s the NRLC began a nationwide grassroots lobbying campaign against the Freedom of Choice Act, and announced a boycott of the French pharmaceutical company Roussel Uclaf and its American affiliates for permitting its abortion drug, mifepristone, into the United States. [24]
A medical abortion, also known as medication abortion or non-surgical abortion, occurs when drugs are used to bring about an abortion.Medical abortions are an alternative to surgical abortions such as vacuum aspiration or dilation and curettage. [6]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
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Case name Citation Date decided Dept. of Justice v Julian J: 486 U.S. 1: 1988: D.H. Holmes Co. Ltd. v. McNamara: 486 U.S. 24: 1988: California v. Greenwood
Lipschutz co-directed and produced the 1997 PBS documentary The Abortion Pill, [3] a documentary about the controversial French drug RU-486. Lipschutz co-directed and produced, Fatherhood USA, a three-part series looking at fatherhood in the nineties. The documentary aired on PBS in 1998 and was hosted by Senator Bill Bradley.
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