MIFEGYMISO: CANADA LEGALISES USE OF RU-486 ABORTION PILL

I was strolling around the net which seems to be

a daily task and stumbled upon this news item

about Canada legalising the use of the RU-486

Abortion Pill. Took me a minute to scan the

article and moved on. On a second thought, I

just decided to share the article with fellow

Hub201ans.

Regulatory agency, Health Canada has approved

the use of RU-486 Abortion Pill in the country;

this pill would be used on pregnancies with a

gestation period of 49 days and a doctor’s

prescription must be obtained before the drug is

sold.

It will be sold under the name Mifegymiso and is

manufactured by British based Linepharma

International Limited. Mifegymiso is said to be a

mixture of misoprostol and mifepristone; these

two chemicals combine to kill the unborn child.

The former suppresses the production of the

progesterone hormone which is very essential in

pregnancy while the latter in charge of evacuating

the placenta and the growing foetus from the

uterus.

Canada joins the likes of France (1988), the USA

(2000) and about 55 more countries more where

the drug is legalised for use. Mifegymiso will

arrive on shelves in Canada by Winter 2016 and

would be distributed by CeloPharma Inc.

On a lighter note, Canada could now be a major

hub for people seeking medical attention (and

abortion pills of course). Mistakenly if you had

to come when you were not expected to come,

guess you just have to fly her to Canada to get

the thing done.

Am throwing out this question to the wind –

Should Nigeria consider legalising this drug for

use?

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