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abortion-inducing drug

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Noun1.abortion-inducing drugabortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
aborticide, abortifacient
abortion pill, mifepristone, RU 486 - 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
drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic


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Pharmacists who do not wish to fill a prescription for Previn or for other abortion-inducing drugs must refer the woman to an alternate pathway for securing their abortion drug of choice--or face disciplinary action, potentially depriving them of their right to practice their profession.
Prolife doctors should have choices, too by DOWLING, KATHERINE / U.S. Catholic
An abortion-inducing drug has cleared the last major obstacle to marketing in the United States by receiving conditional approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the drug's sponsor announced Wednesday.
RU-486 CLEARED FOR USE IN U.S. : `ABORTION PILL' DEEMED SAFE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The controversy surrounding RU486 (mifepristone) centers on its use as an abortion-inducing drug.
Abortion pill may battle brain tumors by Science News
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