by APFLI | Jun 21, 2006 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
Neither Safe Nor Sure One of the first acts of Italy's new government was to announce the go-ahead for trials using abortion pills. The pills go under a variety of names, including mifespristone, Mifeprex and RU-486. Health Minister Livia Turco announced that a...
by APFLI | Aug 30, 2005 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
Click here to view a power point presentation by AAPLOG which describes the current medical understanding of Mifeprex, formerly but more popularly known as RU 486....
by APFLI | Nov 27, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
The Food and Drug Administration's announcement that it will strengthen the warning label for the drug RU-486, known by the brand name Mifeprex and often called the French abortion pill, is a case of too little too late. Three Americans have died (as of Nov 2004)...
by APFLI | Aug 22, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
It is essential for a doctor or pregnancy counselor to understand the dangers involved in a mifeprex abortion. This paper will cover: l. How Mifeprex works 2. the Mifeprex program 3. The usual clinical course 4. Complications and dangers of the Mifeprex abortion...
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...