Distribution: The Company in the Line of Fire

If you are looking for Danco Laboratories LLC, the company that markets and distributes mifepristone, don't bother calling directory assistance. It is not listed. Even last week, with the heralding of the approval of "Mifeprex" (the drug's brand name), someone answering the Danco phone at a New York City number given to the press simply said, "This is Pam. How can I help you?"

Why the secrecy? It's not personal; if you can't find them, neither can antiabortion extremists. The company tries to downplay concern, saying there have been no threats or cause for fear. But its labored history suggests...

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