Archive for Mifepristone
death of a benefactor of humanity (Etienne-Emile Baulieu, 1926-2025)
Posted in Kids, pictures, University life with tags abortion pills, abortion rights, Faculté de Médecine de Bicêtre, France, French Academy of Science, Mifepristone, National Academy of Sciences, obituary, Paris, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade, RU-486 on June 7, 2025 by xi'an
plan C
Posted in Kids, Travel with tags abortion pills, abortion rights, documentary, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, plan C, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, US politics on December 6, 2023 by xi'an
state of the [des]Union
Posted in Statistics with tags abortion pills, abortion rights, Aid Access, conservative Christians, FDA, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, religious right, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, U.S. District Court, US politics on April 10, 2023 by xi'an
futher attacks on reproductive rights
Posted in Statistics with tags abortion, anti-abortion organisations, First Amendment, gag rule, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, my body my choice, physician, pro-choice, reproductive rights, US politics on June 9, 2019 by xi'an
The relentless go at eroding and eventually banning abortion rights in the US has stepped even further with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attempt at banning the European organisation Aid Access from providing abortive pills (Mifepristone and Misoprostol) to US women, based on the argument of “risk to consumers [sic] of unapproved new drugs [re-sic]”. Just to put things into the right context, these drugs are available in the US [provided an abortion clinic or a neutral physician is within reach] and Europe, by prescription, both for abortion and diseases like peptic ulcers or arthritis, and the FDA itself stated that “The risk of fatal sepsis in women undergoing medical abortion is very rare (approximately 1 in 100,000).” Also, the World Health Organization has listed these abortion medicines as essential since 2005. While the support organisation Plan C lists other on-line providers of these drugs, Aid Access is perceived as the safest option. As in other attacks, this potential ban forces women to resort to more and more dangerous alternatives. Alas, all consistent with a more and more extremist anti-abortion component of the US society that sees ideology take over the freedom, safety, and rights of women. And that is always prompt to hide behind the First Amendment to promote fake clinics that cut women’s access to information about reproductive health services.
