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Ru 486

Ru 486

by Lawrence Lader

1991AbortionMifepristoneSocial aspectsSocial aspects of AbortionSocial aspects of Mifepristone
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Discusses the development of RU 486, a drug that terminates pregnancy and can be used in treating breast cancer, endometriosis, and some brain tumors, and explains the political and moral dilemmas that have prevented RU 486 from being tested and distributed in the United States.

Themes & subjects

AbortionMifepristoneSocial aspectsSocial aspects of AbortionSocial aspects of MifepristoneArzneimittel
First published 1991

Setting

United StatesUSA

Author

Lawrence Lader

First published

1991

Pages

172

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

4

Language

English

Publisher

Addison-Wesley

ISBN

9780201570694

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