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by malbertife 5476 days ago
"For example, he opposed the RU486 "morning after pill" on a conscience vote"

In fact, the RU486 is a abortion-inducing pill effective in the first 2 months of pregnancy [1], while "morning after pill" is a common name for emergency contraception pills effective for the first few days after intercourse [2].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mifepristone [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_contraception

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Sorry, my mistake. Thanks.