Résumé :
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So-called "contragestive" medications have been deemed a disruptive technology because they blur the distinction between contraception and abortion drugs like mifepristone, for example, have a truly game-changing potential. These agents that induce miscarriage can shift the ability to end pregnancy from doctors and medical professionals to the pregnant woman herself. Though the goal is at last coming into view, the pilgrimage towards the long sought-after objective is beset with obstacles political, professional and scientific. Conscience asked Beverly Winikoff to lay out a roadmap.
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