RU-486 Health and Safety Standards

Witnesses testified about the safety record of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 and standards for women’s health applied in the drug approv… read more

Witnesses testified about the safety record of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 and standards for women’s health applied in the drug approval process.

The Food and Drug Administration had received reports of 12 deaths that might have involved use of the drug, including nine in the United States. Of the U.S. cases, four resulted from infections with Clostridium sordellii, a rare bacterium. A fifth case was linked to a similar bacterial infection with Clostridium perfringens. The FDA concluded the other U.S. cases were unrelated to use of the drug. close

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RU-486 Health and Safety Standards

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Program ID:
192580-1
Category:
House Committee
Format:
House Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
May 17, 2006 | 2:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
May 22, 2006 | 10:09am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • May 17, 2006 | 2:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 17, 2006 | 4:14pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 18, 2006 | 1:33am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 18, 2006 | 6:07am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 19, 2006 | 7:10pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 22, 2006 | 10:09am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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