Is America Ready for RU-486?
Ten years ago a pill was developed in France, it was informally called RU-486, it's intent was to give women wanting an abortion an easy alternative to surgery, but is America ready for this revolutionary pill? Since the late 1980's when America first got wind of the fact that Europe had developed and was testing a pill that would make surgical abortions obsolete, pro-choice and pro-life activists have had a field day. But the issue in this case isn't what is morally right, it is that RU-486 isn't safe enough for American women. From the numerous tests done in America there have been too many negative effects on the women who opt for the medical abortion (an abortion performed using the pill) as apposed to the surgical one. The combination of the pills mifepristone (RU-486) and misoprostol (prostaglandin) needs to be recalled until more tests can be done and improvements made, because in the beginning stages that the drug is in now RU-486 does more harm than good. RU-486 was developed in France in 1982, but it wasn't until 1988 that is was approved as a successful alternative to surgical abortions. The only set back is the drug can only be used in the first seven weeks of pregnancy. After that time t
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