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Friday Dec 11 | Fox News

Italy Allows Abortion Drug RU-486 in Hospital

Italy has given a final go-ahead to the abortion drug RU-486, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Abortion

Thu Dec 10, 2009

BBC

Abortion pill gets Italy approval

The sale of the abortion pill RU486 has been given final approval in Italy, despite protests from the Vatican and the government in the Catholic country.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Medicine, Medication

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Global Catholic Network EWTN

3-Dec-09 - Cardinal Van Thuan Observatory Condemns RU-486

Vatican City, Dec 3, 2009 .- The Cardinal Van Thuan Observatory recently issued a statement condemning the RU-486 as an 'expression of a disgregating culture that destroys the passion for life and delivers a blow to the very origins of the meaning of being together.' The Observatory, whose aim is to promote the social doctrine of the Church on an ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Abortion

Sun Nov 29, 2009

KWTX

Italy Puts Approval Of Abortion Pill On Hold

Lawmakers in Italy decided to keep the RU-486 abortion pill off the market while the pilla TMs safety is evaluated.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Medicine, Medication

Fri Nov 27, 2009

World News from Times Online

Berlusconi Government blocks Vatican-opposed RU486 abortion pill

The centre-right government of Silvio Berlusconi has blocked availability in Italy of the RU486 abortion pill, which is vehemently opposed by the Vatican and the Catholic Church.

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Related Topix: Europe, Italy, World News, Silvio Berlusconi, Medicine, Medication, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Women's Health, Health, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology

Free Republic

New CDC Report: Abortions Rose 3.1% in 2006, Other Research Shows Decline

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control claims the number of abortions has rose during 2006, the last year for which it has national data available.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Abortion, Medicine, Medication

Thu Nov 26, 2009

The Victoria Star

Italy, citing safety concerns, puts approval of RU-486 abortion pill on hold

An Italian Senate committee has decided to keep the RU-486 abortion pill off the market while its safety is evaluated.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Medicine, Medication

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Journal - the Student Newspaper o...

Abortion pill set to hit market

According to Planned Parenthood's website, this new pill is considered a medical abortion.A It can end an early pregnancy and can be used up to 9 weeks, or 63 days after the first day of a woman's last period.A It has a 97 out of 100 success rate but the organization suggests following up with your health care provider to make sure it worked.A ...

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Related Topix: Abortion, Medicine, Medication, Health Care Provider, Health

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

Personhood petition would outlaw pills that induce abortion

The leader of a Nevada organization that wants to outlaw abortion acknowledged today that passage of its Parenthood amendment would prohibit women from using pills that induce abortion.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Nevada, Activism, Carson City, NV, ACLU, Medicine, Medication

Free Republic

Study: 20 Percent of Women Using Abortion Drug Face Medical Complications

Planned Parenthood says "Our monitoring shows that mifepristone medication abortion continues to be a safe abortion option." The distributor of Mifeprex says that "Mifeprex is 92-95% effective for safely ending early pregnancy." But a new study from Finland says that 20% of the women using the abortion pill suffer at least one significant ...

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Related Topix: Abortion, Medicine, Medication

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Cybercast News Service

House Health Care Bill Could Fund Abortion Drugs, Pro-Life Group Says

A provision in the recently passed House health care reform bill could lead to taxpayer-funding of contraceptive-abortion drugs, according to one grassroots pro-life group.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Medicine, Medication

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Daily Cardinal

Sex Out Loud relays accurate advice

Sex Out Loud's mission is to promote healthy sexuality through sex-positive education and activism.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Medicine, Abortion, Opinion

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Judge Sifton Remembered For Everlasting Mark on City

Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Charles P. Sifton was in the spotlight when local politicians sued over the mayor's bid to extend term limits.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Abortion, Medication

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The McGill Daily

Abortion, scientifically speaking

Abortion. We're no strangers to the arguments on all sides of the discussion, nor are we ignorant of the controversy surrounding the issue.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Medicine

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Medical News Today

Texas State Lawmaker Requests Information On Licenses For Dispensing Mifepristone

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Article Date: 28 Oct 2009 - 5:00 PDT Texas state Rep.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Abortion, Texas, Healthcare Law, Law

Crikey Website

Queensland doctors continue medical abortions bans, use of RU-486 widens

The ban on medical abortions by specialist obstetricians in Queensland Health hospitals is now in its third month.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Abortion

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Austin American Statesman

Rep. Corte seeks ruling on abortion pill

State Rep. Frank Corte, R-San Antonio, has asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for a ruling on whether facilities need a license to administer the abortion pill RU-486. "When a woman is seeking to terminate her pregnancy, we want her to go to a facility that's licensed," Corte said in an interview.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Texas Government, Texas, Medicine, Medication

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Springfield News Leader

Misrepresentations abound in argument over abortion perils

I found it interesting to find in Thursday's paper that I was being lied to by LeAnn Anderson .

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Related Topix: Abortion, Medicine, Medication

Thu Oct 22, 2009

PharmaGossip

Take a few minutes and read this with a cuppa

Yale University Press, 263 pp., $27.50; $18.00 A Note to Readers Recently Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has been looking into financial ties between the pharmaceutical industry and the academic physicians who largely determine the market value of prescription drugs.

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Related Topix: Yale University, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Medication

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Techdirt

As The FTC Goes After Bloggers, Doctors Making Millions Promoting Drugs With Little Oversight

Clay Shirky points us to a column from a few months back by Marcia Angell, which explains why clinical research on drugs isn't even remotely trustworthy , as it all-too-often seems to involve doctors who have serious conflicts: Or consider Dr.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Medicine, Medication, Abortion

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