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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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mifepristone stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - Italy has legalized the abortion drug RU-486, drawing the ire of the Vatican, which threatened to excommunicate doctors who prescribe the medication and women who take it. A church official said using the pill is "a sin in a moral and juridical sense," but a politician who is... More »

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abortion • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Italy • Vatican • morning after pill • mifepristone • abortion pill • Roman Catholic Church • abortion pills • RU-486

Abortion Pill Maker in Tainted Drug Scandal

Paralyzing meds made by Chinese firm that sells all RU-486 in US

Jan 31, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A Chinese pharmaceutical giant which exports the abortion pill RU-486 to the US is accused of producing tainted cancer medication and of attempting a cover-up.  Shanghai Hualian's tainted drugs left 200 Chinese leukemia patients hospitalized, some paralyzed, reports the New York Times. There's no indication US shipments of RU-486... More »

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FDA • Pfizer • leukemia • Shanghai Hualian • mifepristone • abortion pill • Danco Laboratories • cover up • contaminated drugs

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