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This article by Joffe and Weitz, published in Social Science& Medicine, describes the difficult approval process for Mifepristone and the external challenges to its diffusion into medical practice that have been created , touching upon the role of the pharmaceutical company,  and the conflict between the FDA-approved and an evidence-based regime among other issues.

 

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Citation Joffe C, Weitz T. Normalizing the exceptional: incorporating the “abortion pill” into mainstream medicine. Social Science and Medicine 2003; 56:2353-2366.

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