by APFLI | Mar 10, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
RU-486: The "abortion pill," RU486…destroys the conceptus by interrupting implantation because of interference with the hormonal environment of the implanting embryo. (Keith Moore and T.V.N. Persaud, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
On September 28, 2000, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of mifepristone, in combination with misoprostol, for early pregnancy termination. This decision received the enthusiastic approval of the American College of...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
According to FDA information, the typical pregnancy rate for women using the pill is 5 percent. This means that of every 100 women using the pill, 5 will be pregnant within 12 months. About 10.4 million American women use the pill; thus there are more than 500,000...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
Mirena is an Abortifacient — It Is an IUD — an 'IntraUterine Device' that Causes Early Abortions… "Mirena is T-shaped. It is made of flexible plastic and contains a progestin hormone called levonorgestrel that is often used in birth...
by APFLI | Mar 8, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
CANADIAN INVESTIGATION INTO RU-486 EXPERIMENT DEATH KEPT SECRET Officials at Health Canada have confirmed that the government has completed its investigation into the death of a Canadian woman after she participated in an RU-486 trial. Dr. Ellen Wiebe, Vancouver...