Introduction At present, if a woman chooses to have an abortion, she almost always has a surgical procedure. However, a new French medication called RU 486 is now being used to bring about abortion in very early pregnancy, and scientists are researching many other therapeutic applications for this revolutionary drug. Because it stops the gestation of an early pregnancy, RU 486 has been called an abortion pill. 1. What Is RU 486? RU 486 (or Mifepristone) is a steroid hormone …showed first 75 words of 2015 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2015 total…This line operates Monday to Friday only. The cost is about $450. For further information about Mifepristone in the American context, see the web site www.earlyoptions.org. If you live in Canada, the abortion pill is not widely available. Clinical trials are occurring in four cities: Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Sherbrooke. To find out where you can obtain the drug in these cities, call one of the abortion clinics listed in your local yellow pages.