Thursday April 19, 2001

US HEALTH DEPT HEAD THOMPSON ENDORSES ABORTION DRUG RU 486

WASHINGTON, DC, Apr 19, 2001 (LSN.ca) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who was touted as "pro-life", has dismayed pro-lifers by his endorsement of the abortion drug RU-486. Speaking on The Edge with Paula Zahn on the Fox News Channel, Thompson said "nobody has said that RU-486 is unsafe." Thompson said, "Until somebody calls in and says that it's unsafe or that it's something that has caused problems -- for women, we will not be reviewing it, just like any other drug. It's the same as other drugs that have been approved. And it has been approved in America, and therefore, until it's proven or has any suggestion that it's unsafe, it will not be reviewed."

Judie Brown, president of American Life League (ALL), reacted to Thompson statements saying he "has denied the undeniable, and endorsed a chemical nightmare." ALL points out that Thompson's statement is a direct contradiction of his previous promises to investigate the health risks of the RU-486 abortion regimen.

"For the record, Mr. Thompson," said Brown, "RU-486 always kills a preborn person, and FDA documents indicate that the second chemical in the RU-486 abortion regimen has caused cardiac failure, coronary artery occlusion, uterine perforation, uterine rupture, and on and on." Brown said RU-486 is a chemical killer. "Mr. Thompson, don't pretend that you do not know this," she said. "It is killing innocent preborn children, and it can kill women. Distribution of RU-486 must be halted immediately."

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