Amelia Wigton
March 31, 2006
The recent and tragic deaths of two more women from RU-486, bringing the U.S. toll to seven, prompted a March 29 press conference on Capitol Hill where key representatives reiterated their staunch support of legislation aimed at pulling the dangerous drug off the market.
The RU-486 Suspension and Review Act (H.R.1079) is typically referred to as “Holly’s Law,” in memory of 18-year-old Holly Patterson, who died in 2003 after taking the drug. H.R. 1079 was introduced in March of 2005 and has 79 House co-sponsors. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) introduced the Senate version of the bill, which has 11 co-sponsors.
Concerned Women for America (CWA) strongly supports this legislation and is actively lobbying for its passage.
“Two more families are grieving because the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] refuses to pull this dangerous drug from the market,” said Wendy Wright, President of Concerned Women for America (CWA). “By giving its approval, the FDA participates in the deception that RU-486 is ‘safe.’ How many women must die before the FDA will act? Are their lives less important than making abortion convenient?”
Full story at Concerned Women for America
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