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CAVES TO THE FAR RIGHT
June
9, 2000
Even though the abortion pill, RU486,
has been used safely in other countries
since 1988, the Food and Drug Administration
admitted this week that it is considering
unprecedented restrictions when final
approval for U.S. use is granted later
this year. Restrictions
will be placed on which doctors can
prescribe the drug, based on
their ability to also perform surgical
abortions and their distance from
a hospital. According to Planned
Parenthood, the FDA wants to track
the drug from manufacturer to patient,
even though far riskier drugs have
not been subject to such constraints.
The National
Right to Life Committee is applauding
the proposed restrictions,
and urging the FDA to stand firm against
abortion rights groups. Pro-choice
voices must be heard -- restrictions
on RU486 will cost women's lives.
Contact Dr. Jane Henney, Commissioner,
FDA, HFI-40, Rockville, Md. 20857;
fax 301-443-3100. For complete information
on RU486 and uses for life-saving
purposes other than abortion, contact
the Feminist Majority Foundation,
703-522-2214; fax 703-522-2219; www.feminist.org.
(WFF
6/9/00)
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