The Safe, Effective, Nonsurgical Abortion Procedure Using Mifepristone (Formerly RU-486)

question 2

Multiple Choice

The safe, effective, nonsurgical abortion procedure using mifepristone (formerly RU-486) has only recently become available in the United States because

• A) it has been shown to cause dangerous side effects in about 10 percent of women.
• B) antiabortion groups prevented legalization as they were afraid the procedure would make abortions more private and easy to obtain and therefore less vulnerable to political pressure.
• C) it has been shown to cause heavy and sustained bleeding in some women after use.
• D) it has been shown to cause dangerous side effects in about 10 percent of women, and it has been shown to cause heavy and sustained bleeding in some women after use.

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