THE ABORTION pill RU486 developed by French drug company
Roussel-Uclaf may be available
soon in the US market, following
meetings between Rous-sel-Uclaf
president Edouard Sakiz and US food
and drugs commissioner David
Kessler.
Women's groups are eagerly
awaiting RU486, but anti-abortion
groups in USA are threatening,a boycott of the US subsidiary of Hoechst
AG, the parent company of the firm. Former US presidents
Reagan and George Bush
were staunchly anti-abortion and,
thorefore, of RU486. But President
Bill Clinton has signed five memorandums revoking abortion-related
b s and the much-awaited drug may
yot go on sale in America.
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