RU-486 Under Attack: Abortion Groups Sue States To Restrict Off-Label Use
Executive Summary
Eight years after FDA approved RU-486, two states have engaged in a legal battle to restrict patient access by attempting to prevent physicians from prescribing the abortion pill for off-label uses
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