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mifepristone
(redirected from RU 486)

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mifepristone
an antiprogestogenic steroid, used in the medical termination of pregnancy. Formula: C29H35NO2


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22 on reading an article stating ``Tommy Thompson, new head of Health and Human Services, said Friday that he would conduct a new review of the safety of RU 486.
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Since embryos don't resemble tiny babies, it will be an uphill countercultural struggle to ban RU 486 or other morning-after pills.
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A study of an anticancer drug and an anti-ulcer drug showed that together they are as effective during early pregnancy as RU 486, the so-called French abortion pill, which remains illegal in the United States except for experimental uses.
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