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Healthcare & Politics
Bill to suspend sale of RU-486 drug to be reintroduced by Republican lawmakers
December 16th, 2004
Republican lawmakers are set to reintroduce a bill to temporarily suspend the sale of Mifepristone/Mifeprex, most commonly known as RU-486, and launch an investigation into the process surrounding its approval in 2000 by President Bill Clinton. Under the Clinton administration, RU-486 was put on an accelerated approval process intended for experimental drugs in the treatment of life- threatening illnesses, of which pregnancy is not included. RU-486 was known to have serious side effects such as hemorrhaging and uterine rupture. Both were known at the time and still, the drug was approved. The bill will ban the drug while the Government Accountability...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-16)
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