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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.
The main purpose of this text is to______.
选项 A、present the current status of the debate on the RU-486 pill
B、provide a historical account of the RU-486 pill’s use to date
C、propose solutions by which the RU-486 pill can feasibly be introduced into such nations as the United States
D、explain the RU-486 pill’s impact on the larger issue of abortion
答案A
解析 属主旨思想题。文章第一段第一、二句指出：每当一种医疗方法或技术一登场，它几乎都免不了引起各方的争论，正在进行的关于人工流产的辩论当然也毫不例外。下文以最近法国推出的“人流丸”RU-486为例，说明争议双方的论点及现状。由此可知，选项A正确。选项B是第二段的内容，不能概括全文；C只是在文章最后两段间接提到；D只在最后一段提到，不是文章主要内容。
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