RU 486 and Medical Abortion

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Alaska Gov. Palin To Resign
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign, says she will resign from office July 26.
Gov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget Impasse
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:00 -0400
Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days.
Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400
An original copy of the Declaration of Independence was recently discovered in the British National Archives. Edward Hampshire, the diplomatic and colonial specialist at the archives, talks with Melissa Block about the discovery of the 26th copy of the document.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: Track School
Lauren Collins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
June marks the onset of what one Village resident refers to as “devil-baby season”--the time of the year when the temperature climbs and New Yorkers start doing crazy stuff. This year, the weather stayed cold, and damp. Things still got weird. On Long Island, a newborn was found . . .
James Surowiecki: Caveat Mortgagor
James Surowiecki Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
In 1937, the Massengill Company began selling a health product called Elixir Sulfanilamide, which contained one of the antibiotic sulfa drugs. Unfortunately, it also contained diethylene glycol, a solvent that happens to be deadly to humans. In a matter of months, the elixir killed more than a hundred consumers. The . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: Stonewall Plus Forty
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
The most improbable of America’s mass movements for civil rights--improbable at the time, inevitable in retrospect--got its start at a most improbable hour in a most improbable place. The hour: two in the morning, forty years ago. The place: the sidewalk in front of the Stonewall Inn, a . . .

 

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Chemical Abortion - Articles and links from About.com concerning use of RU-486 (mifepristone), misoprostol, and methotrexate to induce early abortion. Emphasis on pro-life perspectives.
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Information and Experience with Medical Abortion - Offers a comparative look on how abortion is approached in Austria, and the use of mifepristone to induce abortions.

Mifepristone (RU-486): The Medical Abortion - Student paper describes and summarizes the issues surrounding this procedure.

Mifepristone Information - Program to educate and instruct health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, assistants, counselors, and office staff, in the safe and effective administration of mifepristone/misoprostol for early medical abortion.
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404 Mifepristone: Expanding Women's Options for Early Abortion - Planned Parenthood information on nonsurgical abortion and its history as an issue.
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Nonsurgical (Medical) Abortion - Pro-choice views on nonsurgical abortion, as well as advice on obtaining medical abortion without surgery, using methotrexate or RU-486. From About.com.
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Prescribe Choice: Working for Emergency Contraception and Mifepristone - Join the campaign to increase campus availability of Mifepristone and EC.
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404 RU-486/Medical Abortion and Nonsurgical Procedures - News and information about nonsurgical abortion and the history of the controversies surrounding RU-486.

RU-486: Malpractice Attorneys Should Prepare - Pro-life essayist predicts that FDA approval of the French abortion pill will provide a challenge to plaintiff attorneys. From About.com.
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RU486 and the Abortion Issue, by Cartoonists - Collection of political cartoons about the abortion issue from newspaper editorial cartoonists around the world.
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404 RU486/Mifepristone Facts and Issues Briefs - National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) news and information on the issues surrounding nonsurgical abortion with RU-486.

404 RU486: The Hidden Effects - Describes some lesser known side effects of RU-486.

The Abortion Cocktail - Essay on non-surgical abortion with methotrexate, mifepristone, and other chemical agents, by Bernard N. Nathanson.
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The RU-486 Files - Articles and newsclippings, books and other resources about RU-486, mostly from a pro-life perspective.