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The RU-486 Revolution

By The Daily Dish

Jan 22 2008, 9:52 AM ET

It's turning early abortion into a private affair and reducing the recourse to abortionists:

At a time when the overall number of abortions has been steadily declining, RU-486-induced abortions have been rising by 22 percent a year and now account for 14 percent of the total -- and more than one in five early abortions performed by the ninth week of pregnancy.

Technology changes things - not as a question of morality, but of practicality.



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