The Future of Expanded Abortion Access - Mifepristone

Mifepristone--formerly known as RU486, the French abortion pill--is a medication that can be used for safe and effective early abortion. Mifepristone may also be effective in treating fibroid tumors, endometriosis, Cushing's Syndrome, meningiomas, some breast and ovarian cancers, and a myriad of other medical conditions that primarily affect women.

President-elect Bush has already stated that he thinks the approval of mifepristone was "wrong," signaling a potentially perilous future for mifepristone.

WHAT IF. WOMEN LOSE THE RIGHT TO SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION?

Get the Facts: Medical Uses of Mifepristone
In addition to its use in terminating unwanted pregnancies, MIFEPRISTONE also may be effective in treating a range of serious diseases and medical conditions, many of which particularly affect women.

The Fight for Mifepristone in the US
A Brief Chronology

How to Get Mifepristone
Mifepristone is marketed by Danco Laboratories under the trade name Mifeprex.

Mifepristone Resources
& News Artlices

Statements and Press Releases on Mifepristone (RU 486)

Feminist Majority Report Articles on Mifepristone (RU 486)

Feminist News Stories on Mifepristone (RU 486)