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GOP Lawmakers Plan To Suspend Sale of RU-486

MONDAY NOVEMBER 22 2004 7:00 PM

Submitted by vyeseleph. Edited By legionnaire.

Republican lawmakers are planning to reintroduce a bill that would suspend sale of Mifeprex -- known generically as mifepristone, which is a drug that when taken with misoprostol can cause a medical abortion -- and launch an investigation into the process by which the drug was approved, the Washington Times reports. The bill, known as the "RU-486 Suspension and Review Act," would immediately suspend Mifeprex's FDA approval.

The bill insists that RU-486 was approved under a "protocol reserved for drugs intended to treat life-threatening diseases" and that the decision to approve the drug was "thoroughly political, not scientific," the Times reports. If the legislation -- which was initially introduced in November 2003 -- passes and General Accounting Office determines that FDA "violated its own rules" in approving Mifeprex, the drug would be "banned indefinitely." However, according to the legislation, if the GAO finds that the FDA did not violate its own rules in the approval of Mifeprex, the suspension of the drug's sale would be lifted, according to the Times.

The legislators asserted that mifepristone is “a drug that is clearly dangerous.” However, the reality of the matter is medical evidence indicates that RU-486 is as safe or safer than other commonly used medications, and less risky than continuing a pregnancy to term. There have been 10 deaths per 200,000 prescriptions for Viagra, while there are 2 deaths per 200,000 prescriptions for RU-486. But you don’t see the Republican lawmakers getting worked up about the safety of men with erectile dysfunction.

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anonymouse

Miami Beach, FL

OLD SKOOL

NOV 22, 2004 07:08 PM

Oh, for fuck's sake. I need to enter this competition that the Tour Abitare Italia is sponsoring. I could win a trip to Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2005. I'm RVSPing for this event now. I hope I win. One way ticket, please.

AkiraLi

Philadelphia, PA

March 2003

NOV 22, 2004 07:12 PM

vyeseleph said:
There have been 10 deaths per 200,000 prescriptions for Viagra, while there are 2 deaths per 200,000 prescriptions for RU-486. But you don’t see the Republican lawmakers getting worked up about the safety of men with erectile dysfunction.

That's because the old wrinkled men in the G.O.P. keep Pfizer in business with thier wholesale purchasing of the big blue pill. You can't keep fucking America in the ass without a raging hard-on ya know.

Pav

I'm lost

February 2004

NOV 22, 2004 07:18 PM

Miscarry justice all you want, but you don't you dare touch that zygote! Haha.

Come on, Congress, RU-4Realz?

anonymouse

Miami Beach, FL

OLD SKOOL

NOV 22, 2004 07:19 PM

Akira said:

Bob Dole was the spokesman for Viagra, as I'm sure you all recall.

wolfwood

Madison, WI

March 2003

NOV 22, 2004 07:21 PM

That fucking sucks, and I hope they don't ban the sale of it. I just knew they were going to start pulling shit like this.

implod

Seattle, WA

January 2004

NOV 22, 2004 07:41 PM

what about the drugs pouinted out recently here. ive havent heard about legislation introducted about them.

Idjit

HOPEFUL

I'm lost

NOV 22, 2004 07:41 PM

Pav said:
Miscarry justice all you want, but you don't you dare touch that zygote! Haha.

Come on, Congress, RU-4Realz?

Hah! Nice.

ChezGeek

Puyallup, WA

January 2004

NOV 22, 2004 07:54 PM

isnt ru-486 that thing that Marvin the Martian used to blow planets up?

Stiles

New York, NY

November 2002

NOV 22, 2004 08:01 PM

vyeseleph said:
, the Washington Times reports. .

The Moonie Times?

Is this being reported anywhere else?

The moonie times is about as credible and clean as used toilet papaer.

_MrE_

Santa Cruz, CA

July 2004

NOV 22, 2004 08:03 PM

They claim it was approved by political motivation only and not for medical reasons....Im sure there are no political reasons for the sudden suspension...right?

darwinsjoke

Virginia Beach, VA

July 2003

NOV 22, 2004 08:48 PM

ChezGeek said:
isnt ru-486 that thing that Marvin the Martian used to blow planets up?

naw, that was the uranium Pu-236 explosive space modulator.

Hussein

I'm lost

March 2004

NOV 22, 2004 08:57 PM

i'm shocked, shocked!

anyone seen the new nyt/cbs poll? it claims that americans of both parties are really nervous about president bush's agenda.

At a time when the White House has portrayed Mr. Bush's 3.5-million-vote victory as a mandate, the poll found that Americans are at best ambivalent about Mr. Bush's plans to reshape Social Security, rewrite the tax code, cut taxes and appoint conservative judges to the bench. There is continuing disapproval of Mr. Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, with a plurality now saying it was a mistake to invade in the first place.

i'm sure i'll find this depressing in the morning, but right now i find it absolutely hilrarious for some reason.

lostarchitect

Brooklyn, NY

January 2004

NOV 22, 2004 08:59 PM

i had an ru-486 back in the mid 90's..

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ

January 2004

NOV 22, 2004 09:19 PM

lostarchitect said:
i had an ru-486 back in the mid 90's..

*sniff* that was the last one I owned with a "turbo" button

impboy

Los Angeles, CA

September 2003

NOV 23, 2004 12:06 AM

in_a_blue_state said:

okay, so here these people voted shrubya back into the white house for four more fun-filled years...

and now they're worried about what he's going to do with them.

i just DON'T understand my country some times. actually, a lot of times, come to think of it.

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