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Feminist Majority Report Articles on Mifepristone (RU 486)

FDA Considers Restrictions on Mifepristone
Summer 2000 article on possible restrictions on mifepristone that would grossly restrict access. This issue is in pdf format.

House Again Threatens RU 486 Approval
Summer 1999 article on the Coburn amendment to the Agricultural Appropriations Bill. This issue is in pdf format.

Congressional Threat to RU486 Stopped
Fall 1998 article on the defeat of the Coburn amendment that would have halted mifepristone research.

Clinics Offer Abortion Pill
Spring 1998 report on federally approved mifepristone trials conducted in the U.S.

Women Worldwide Closer to RU 486 Access: Anti-RU 486 Boycott Backfires
Summer 1997 article on the transfer of RU 486 U.S. patent rights to the Population Council.

Women in Developing Countries Prefer Medical Abortion
Spring 1997 article based on Population Council study of women in China, Cuba and India.

FDA Panel Finds Mifepristone Safe, and Effective; Final Decision on "French Abortion Pill" to Be Made By Mid- September
Summer 1996 article reporting on the FDA's findings that mifepristone is both safe and effective.

RU 486 FDA Application Completed Milestone Makes Approval in 1996 Likely
Spring 1996 article discusses the FDA's movement towards the approval of Mifepristone.

Methotrexate May Offer New Abortion Method
Fall 1995 article discusses the effectiveness of methotrexate, and the drugs support by many medical practitioners.

RU 486 Wins Global Praise From Women NGO Forum Panel Assesses Worldwide Use
Fall 1995 article discusses a Feminist Majority Foundation panel on mifepristone at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women NGO Forum in China.

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