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abortion pill

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abortion pill
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage
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Noun1.abortion pillabortion pill - an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
mifepristone, RU 486
aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
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abortion pill
n → Abtreibungspille f


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That summer, the conservative Christian community buzzed with talk that the import bill would make an abortion pill called RU-486 as accessible as aspirin.
Poison pill: how Abramoff's cronies sold the Medicare drug bill by Dreyfuss, Barbara T. / Washington Monthly
Right-to-life leaders have been expressing shock, outrage, and dismay over President George Bush's August 21 announcement of support for making "Plan B," the morning-after abortion pill, available over the counter, no prescription needed.
Plan B: the George & Hillary plan by Jasper, William F. / The New American
) renewed calls to pass the RU486 Suspension and Review Act, which would force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to suspend sale of Mifepristone, better known as the abortion pill.
Safety in numbers: abortion and the FDA by Howley, Kerry / Reason
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