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When a medical procedure or technology first comes onto the scene, it is almost invariably met with controversy from all sides r

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问题     When a medical procedure or technology first comes onto the scene, it is almost invariably met with controversy from all sides regarding the way it can, and should, be applied. The ongoing debate over abortion is certainly no exception, a contentious issue that has captured the attention of laymen and medical practitioners alike for decades. With the introduction of the French "abortion pill" RU-486, the situation has become an even more urgent one to proponents on both sides of the issue. Those in favor of a woman’s right to choose abortion argue that the pill indicates that, whether we like it or not, the means to accomplish the goal is out there, and we must respond or be left behind. Anti-abortion activists, however, see the pill as representing the greatest threat to their cause to date, and thus a development that urges all to mobilize for the fight against abortion.
    The RU-486 "abortion pill" has already been used in over 200,000 recorded instances in France, claiming a 95.5% effectiveness rate when used in the first 7 weeks of pregnancy. In France, it is seen as a more economical and safer alternative to surgery, which was the method by which abortions were performed prior to the development of the pill. Recent studies have discovered that the pill may have beneficial side effects as well, including use as a promising treatment for breast and ovarian cancer, glaucoma, adrenal cancer, and a host of other illnesses.
    Although generally considered safe for use, the use of the pill has not been without complications, most notably exemplified in the case of one French woman who died of a heart attack after ingesting the proper dosage of the medicine. Further, due to its relatively short history, the long-term effects of the RU-486 drug have yet to be conclusively examined. This and other concerns, including political ones, have prevented such states as Canada and the United States from approving the use of the pill within its borders. Other states have been undeterred, however, as a host of other nations currently use the pill as a viable method of abortion in some form or another.
    The underlying issue is one that goes beyond the use of the RU-486 pill, however, extending to the question of morality. Activists opposed to abortion, including the Catholic church, viewing life as beginning at conception, and thus abortion is a form of murder in every case. Those in favor of abortion see life as a process beginning at birth, thus equating abortion procedures to any other standard medical treatments. Until those deeper levels of contention are resolved, the issue of "the pill" will be one of only marginal importance.
In order for the RU-486 pill to be approved for use in such nations as the United States, it is necessary that______.
选项 A、the drug be proven absolutely safe for human use
B、a consensus be reached in the nation regarding the proper usage of such drugs in a moral sense
C、influential opposition groups accept it, opening the way for political feasibility
D、the question of when life begins be satisfactorily resolved and the current health concerns related to the pill clarified
答案D
解析 属信息归纳题。题目中的关键词the United States出现在第三段第三句：有关长期效果或其他方面的担心，包括政治方面的担心阻止了加拿大、美国这样的国家同意在其境内使用避孕药。第四段指出其他方面的担心就是道德问题，即：生命何时开始，人流算不算谋杀。由此可知，只有解决了这些问题，“人流丸”在美国才可能获准使用，即选项D正确。
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