ill be distributed by Danco Laboratories under the name "Mifeprex." It is still undergoing clinical trials in Canada.
             An essay on an unofficial Roman Catholic web site comments: "As far as safety is concerned, complete cardiovascular collapse and death immediately following administration of RU486 has been reported in the European medical literature." 8 This is a true statement; it describes the only fatality that has occurred to a woman taking RU486. However, it does not tell the full story. RU-486 is a safe method to terminate a pregnancy, as long as it is not used on women with any of three contraindications -- a history of:
             After extensive use in Europe, one fatality occurred to a woman who should never have been given the pill, because all three contraindications applied to her. In addition, an older form of prostaglandin was injected in her case. This is no longer used in France and elsewhere; misoprostol is now used in combina
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