Bryan, whats the story with this? It's a French abortion drug right? Was the
delay wholly due to political pressure? I'm unsure of whether its approved
in Britain but I thought there would've been a huge amount of climical data
available to the FDA since millions of Europeans have used it.
Donald McCarthy
Centre for Post-Collectivist Studies
Social Market Foundation
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Caplan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 4:56 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RU-486
>
> So RU-486 was finally approved after a 10-year FDA delay. As usual, no
> apology from the FDA for ten years worth of foregone opportunity costs.
> Even for me, this one's hard to believe...
> --
> Prof. Bryan Caplan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan
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> "[W]hen we attempt to prove by direct argument, what is really
> self-evident, the reasoning will always be inconclusive; for it
> will either take for granted the thing to be proved, or something
> not more evident; and so, instead of giving strength to the
> conclusion, will rather tempt those to doubt of it, who never
> did so before."
> -- Thomas Reid, _Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind_
