FDA Says 2 More Women Have Died After Taking Abortion Pill
Agency Is Investigating; 7 Fatalities Now Tied to RU-486
By Marc Kaufman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 18, 2006

The Food and Drug Administration reported yesterday that two more women have died after taking the RU-486 abortion pill, bringing to seven the number of fatalities associated with the drug since it was approved for use in 2000.

The agency said that it was investigating the new reports, provided by the manufacturer of the drug, but so far was not able to confirm any cause of death. In four earlier fatalities of California women who had undergone medical abortions, the victims died of a form of blood poisoning caused by Clostridium sordellii , a common but rarely fatal bacterium. The rest