The only side of Mifepristone's use that they can focus on is the embellishment that women all over the country will have easy access to this drug, and pop a pill every time that they have an unwanted pregnancy. The author does not even address the proof that Mifepristone can be used for other situations. However, FOF is not the only pro-life organization that is trying to contest the approval process for Mifepristone. The president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Ray Neary, said that his group supports candidate George W. Bush because he vowed to prevent the use of Mifepristone. Neary said that his group is trying to stop Mifepristone because of its abortion nature.
Abortion is abortion.
While these pro-life organizations focus on Mifepristone as a drug that can only cause a loss of life, they fail to acknowledge that it can save many more. These organizations that stood against Mifepristone's approval are causing death and unnecessary pain for people like Laird who suffer from meningiomas and do not have access to research treatment programs. Mifepristone does this by blocking progesterone receptors that influence tumor growth. Mifepristone also keeps fibroid tumors from growing in the same way. In addition to its effectiveness with tumors, researchers believe that Mifepristone stops the negative affects of the cortisol hormone.