Title: RU 486 : the pill that could end the abortion wars and why American women don't have it /
Authors: Lader, Lawrence.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Mifepristone; Social Conditions.; Abortion, Induced trends; Mifepristone.; Abortion.; Abortion Social aspects United States.; Mifepristone Social aspects United States.; Abortifacient Agents; Sociology; United States
Abstract: Discusses the development of RU 486, a drug that terminates pregnancy and can be used in treating breast cancer, endometriosis, and some brain tumors, and explains the political and moral dilemmas that have prevented RU 486 from being tested and distributed in the United States.
Contents: Part I. The significance of RU 486. RU 486 : the moral property of women -- The making of RU 486 -- The people & politics of RU 486 -- Women and their reactions -- World distribution of RU 486: the role of elitism -- Other medical uses of RU 486 -- Part II. Why RU 486 isn't available in the United states. Maze of abortion politics -- "Social civil war" over RU 486 -- Privacy : most comprehensive of rights -- Bringing RU 486 into the United States.