As of December 2006, there have been eight known deaths associated with RU-486, the medical abortion drug manufactured by Danco. In addition, the FDA records nine life-threatening incidents, 116 blood transfusions, and 232 hospitalizations. In total, more than 1,100 women have had medical problems after using the drug as of that date. Now, LifeNews.com reports, the FDA wants Danco to come up with a “safety plan.”

The Food and Drug Administration has asked the makers of 25 drugs, including the dangerous abortion pill mifepristone (RU 486), to submit safety plans later this year…The drug manufacturers must devise a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) plan and submit it to the agency by September 21…

Jane Axelrad of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research [said] the safety plans help patients and physicians know the dangers of a drug used improperly.

“These safety plans allow patients to have continued access to certain medicines for which there are safety concerns that can be managed through appropriate use,” Axelrad said. “The FDA approved the drugs identified today before the new law was passed, and they will now be brought under the new statutory authority to require and enforce REMS.”

It’s easy to see why patients with certain illnesses might take medications with histories of complications. Risk vs. reward. Lesser of two evils. That kind of thing. But the main reason for choosing RU-486 is money: Medical abortions are cheaper than the surgical kind. Sad that women are willing to risk their lives when the biggest ”evil” most face is the birth of a living child.