It called on Hoechst AG and Roussel Uclaf to not only cease its own manufacture of RU 486 in Europe, but also to rescind the agreement with Sakiz, and not grant the manufacturing rights to anyone to produce what it called " this death pill ."
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Roussel-Uclaf, a division of the German pharmaceutical giant Hoechst-Marion-Roussel ( HMR ), has long been a pioneer in drug research and is known for having developed RU 486 _ the " abortion pill " for non-surgical termination of pregnancies.
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RU 486 _ mifepristone _ has worked safely for more than 500, 000 European women in the first seven weeks of pregnancy . ( Key point : The drug has not increased the number of abortions in its home base of France, only the percentage done without surgery, and early .)
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"Rock Sound " from the UK gave the album 8 out of 10 and said " songs like roof-raising anthem'Absolute Zero', the frenetic, thrashy'RU 486'and acoustic lament'Taciturn'deserve to be heard within the context of the entirety of this mightily ambitious, versatile record ."
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Elected to the Institute of Medicine ( IOM ) in 1999, Adashi has served as a member of the Committees on Clinical Applications of Mifepristone ( RU 486 ) and Other Antiprogestins : Assessing the Science and Recommending a Research Agenda ( 1993 ), Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Health Outcomes ( 2005-2006 ), Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research ( 2006-2009 ), and Women's Health Research : Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise ( 2008-2010 ).
