[Imc] FWD: Protect Access to RU-486!

[jacobs]

Hi all, thought you might be interested in the following.  Please let me know 
if it's not proper netiquette to post forwards to the list.  I don't want to 
clog up the airwaves but DO want to inform folks of important issues.

James Jacobs

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I think every one should join the ACLU's actionlist, especially if hey
like geting mail from  congress.

TO: ACLU Action Network
FR: Jared Feuer, Internet Organizer
DT: February 7, 2001

Yesterday, Senator Tim Hutchinson (R-AR) and Representative David Vitter
(R-LA) introduced legislation that would severely curtail the use of
Mifepristone (RU-486), which promises to provide an earlier, less
invasive
and safer alternative to surgical abortion, especially for women who
live
far from an abortion provider.  The Hutchinson-Vitter legislation would
create several new and unwarranted restrictions on the use of
Mifepristone
even though it has been proven to be a safe and effective drug.

The bill's sponsors argue that their intent is to protect the health of
women, yet the FDA only approved Mifepristone after conducting a
rigorous
review of three complete phases of clinical trials over an eight-year
period.  Anti-choice legislators who are determined to chip away at a
woman's right to choose should not be allowed to now obstruct this safe
and private option for women.

Take Action! Keep this legislation from winding up on President Bush's
desk! You can read more and send a FREE FAX to your Senators and
Representative from our action alert at:

http://www.aclu.org/action/ru486ban107.html

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James R. Jacobs 
Graduate Reference Assistant 
Education/Social Science Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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