CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Most in State Favor Testing Abortion Pill
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nearly two out of three Californians support U.S. testing of RU 486, the French abortion pill, according to a new survey. The California Poll showed that 64% of adults favor testing the drug. Twenty-eight percent of those surveyed are opposed and 8% expressed no opinion. Men favor testing by 65% to 27%, while women support testing by 63% to 28%. Support is weakest and opposition is strongest among Latinos. Forty-five percent of Latinos want RU 486 tested, and 48% of those surveyed oppose clinical trials.
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