The ultra-conservative organization CWA (Concerned Women of America) called for the US Food and Drug Administration to ban women from becoming pregnant, since the CDC has reported 4,200 pregnancy-related deaths from 1991-1999, that last period the data was available. CWA said that until pregnancy was 100% safe for all women, the US government should not allow women to engage in such dangerous behavior.
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The truth is that CWA is demanding the FDA pull the abortificant RU486 (misoprostol) as it is possibly linked to the deaths of 3 women in the US since it's introduction over 2 years ago. It is estimated that 360,000 have used the drug to terminate pregnancies in that period, most with few unexpected side effects. The cost savings for the healthcare industry has been significant, as RU486 seldom necessitates surgery or otherwide invasive procedures.
Ironically, I checked the CWA website for it's demand that the FDA withdraw Vioxx, due to the tens of thousands of deaths it may have caused. Couldn't find anything.
Posted by MB Williams at November 16, 2004 12:55 PM | TrackBack