Roussel Uclaf, French manufacturer of the abortion pill called RU-486, has balked at bringing its controversial product to the U.S., out of fear that it will become the target of protests by the pro-life movement. Now, however, there is growing grass-roots pressure to provide Americans access to the pill, which induces an abortion when taken during the first trimester.
The latest initiative comes from New Hampshire's usually conservative legislature, where the house has passed a bill that would invite Roussel to conduct a trial of the drug in New Hampshire as part of the process of getting it approved by the...
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