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DESCRIPTION:RU-486, also known as Mifepristone, is a medication used with Misoprostol 
 for medical abortion during pregnancy. Although it became available in 
 France in 1987, it wasn't until 2000 that it was accessible in the U.S., 
 following strong opposition from anti-abortion groups. Carol Ruth Silver, a 
 former San Francisco Supervisor and advocate for Reproductive Health 
 Equity, founded an organization in 1990 solely dedicated to bringing RU-486 
 to the United States. This is the story of how that organization developed 
 a detailed plan to make this drug available in California and how this 
 model was also considered in New York and Oregon. Ultimately, it took ten 
 years for the drug to be available in California and across the country, 
 and the fight for medical abortion access continues more than a quarter 
 century after its approval by the FDA.\n\nCarol Ruth Silver was one of the 
 first two white women jailed as a Freedom Rider, an experience that sparked 
 her career in law and politics, fighting for others' rights. After 
 graduating from the University of Chicago in 1960, where she first became 
 involved in civil rights, Silver worked as a UN clerk. Before law school, 
 she traveled South as a Freedom Rider, was arrested in Mississippi, and 
 spent forty days in jail; she later published her diary. She graduated from 
 law school in 1964, interned for African-American attorney Floyd McKissick, 
 and served on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors (1977-1989), working 
 with Harvey Milk. She founded SF’s first Mandarin immersion school in 
 1982 and traveled to Afghanistan after 2002 to promote education for women 
 and girls. After 50 years of practicing law, she retired in 2005 but 
 continued social justice work as Director of Prisoner Legal Services 
 (2008-2009), inspiring her fight for drug reform.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/03/01/18884586.php
SUMMARY:Carol Ruth Silver: "Every Child a Wanted Child: Reproductive Health Equity"
LOCATION:1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, 94109 \nor 
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/03/01/18884586.php
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