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Revision as of 22:46, January 27, 2011
Abortifacient describes the means of inducing a life-ending abortion through the use of drugs. This can happen by taking the RU-486 pill, or by injecting saline into the amniotic sac. RU-486, created by the French company Roussel Uclaf, is marketed as Mifepristone and can induce an abortion in women up to nine weeks pregnant.