Even after the third craniotomy, surgeons knew that they had not successfully removed the entire tumor and Laird faced the frightening reality that she would have to undergo a fourth major brain surgery. Prior to the Federal Food and Drug Administration approving Mifepristone either for medical use or for use with abortions, the FDA had only allowed closely monitored non-profit programs to administer this drug for research purposes. Laird has been taking Mifepristone through the Compassionate Use Program sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation for the last six years and the parts of her last brain tumor that the surgeons could not remove have not grown back. However up until Sept. 28, Laird ran the risk of not being able to continue her treatment with Mifepristone because pro-life advocates fail to acknowledge Mifepristone's medical uses. They were and are still lobbying to stop the approval and the distribution of this drug in the United States.
Medical abortion is a process where a woman takes Mifepristone in conjunction with misoprostle.
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.