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Earlier this month, Harvard students learned that they can now receive the abortion drug RU-486 through a referral from University Health Services (UHS). The availability of RU-486 to Harvard students is a step in the right direction towards the greater availability of the drug. However, we urge UHS...
According to UHS Director David S. Rosenthal '59, UHS has no plans now or in the future to distribute RU-486 in Holyoke Center. As a result, under the current arrangements, women seeking RU-486 must be referred by UHS either to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston or...
The benefits of RU-486 lie in its flexibility and privacy, but the restrictions on its distribution limit what the community can gain from the new drug. UHS's decision not to offer the pill at Holyoke Center will require women to make three unnecessary trips into Boston. Students should...
UHS Made the Right Decision
The decision of UHS to refrain from offering this new and controversial service to its students is a sound one. RU-486 is not just a pill that can be distributed over the counter--rather, it involves several visits to internists for its administration. In the few cases where the...