More Women Use Pill for Abortions

The number of women obtaining early abortions with the drug mifepristone(marketed as Mifeprex) is growing, along with the number of providers.

SOURCE: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post, January 22, 2008

This Story As Abortion Rate Drops, Use of RU-486 Is on Rise Article \| Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a pill that has largely faded from the rancorous public debate over abortion has slowly and quietly begun to transform the experience of ending a pregnancy in the United States. More Women Use Pill for Abortions		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post, January 22, 2008 ¬es=The number of women obtaining early abortions with the drug mifepristone(marketed as Mifeprex) is growing, along with the number of providers." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Perspectives on Sexual, Reproductive Health \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post, January 22, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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