RU-486
Bush Administration Proposes Additional Protections for Healthcare Freedom of Conscience
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008On Monday, the Bush administration began circulating a proposed policy that would require all recipients of federal money under any program run by the Department of Health and Human Services to certify that they will not discriminate against healthcare providers who object to participating in abortions.
Although the announcement of this draft policy was met with [...]
Case Status Update: Ohio Supreme Court Will Look at RU-486 Law
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008For the last several years, the State of Ohio has been in litigation defending its law requiring that physicians prescribing RU-486 abide by the FDA’s protocol when dispensing the drug. On June 23, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law should be evaluated by the Ohio Supreme Court.
Passed in 2004, the law [...]
Study Reveals that Improper RU-486 Use Is Deadly
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008At least 14 women have now died—including 8 in the United States—after using the abortion drug RU-486. A new study by University of Michigan scientists reveals that improper use of the drug regimen—as pushed by Planned Parenthood—is killing women.
When the FDA approved RU-486, it directed that the drug be taken according to a certain regimen. [...]
