The “abortion pill”

RU-486, a woman's choice

in English, 238 pages,
Simon & Schuster, November 1991
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The most controversial medical discovery of our time–the French “unpregnancy” pill–as described by the scientist who created it. RU-486, a drug designed to prevent gestation of the fertilized egg, has sparked an emotional debate that has spilled from the ranks of science into politics, religion, feminism, and ethics. 48 photos and drawings. The developer of RU-486 describes how the drug’s action against pregnancy works, traces its turbulent history, and answers antiabortion rhetoric with reason and compassion.