Abortion Pill Suspect

From the NY Times:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 — The federal government has called an unusual scientific conference to look into two related bacterial infections, one that killed four California women who took an abortion pill and the other that has caused outbreaks of diarrhea and colitis in hospitals and nursing homes across the nation.

Fifteen to 20 scientists who have studied the two bacteria have been asked to present their research at the conference, scheduled for May 11, an official at the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the abortion pill, Mifeprex or RU-486, is so controversial that some officials have been threatened after speaking about it publicly.

Update:
As I recall one of the Australian legislative bodies recently approved use of this pill, over the objections of a legislator/minister concerned about safety issues for women.

And in the US there was a recent push, voted down, to allow this pill to be sold over the counter.

Toxic shock with no temperature so you're dead before you know it.

But we can't talk about it.