Many universities have rejected RU-486, saying the conditions for dispensing it are too burdensome. Some apparently want to avoid the attention handling the pill might bring.
Some students say the hands-off policy violates civil liberties.
Abortion-rights advocates say others should review their decisions against the drug. In Kentucky, state law prohibits medical centers supported by state funds, such as those at universities, from performing abortions. Aside from the Kentucky law, any place offering RU-486 must be able to date a pregnancy and be prepared for a surgical abortion if there are complications. That's not something University of Kentucky's health services, or most campus clinics, are designed to do, said Dr. Spencer Turner, UK's health service director. Therefore, we could not under any circumstances, medically or ethically, offer it,'' Turner said.