WNDU - Health News - Headlines  Ind. Senate backs tightening
abortion pill rules  By: The Associated Press Email  The Indiana
Senate has approved a bill that would tighten laws on how
doctors may administer the so-called abortion pill.  The bill
would require that a doctor working at an abortion clinic
examine a woman in person before giving her RU-486 and schedule
a follow-up ultrasound for her two weeks later. Doctors who
don't follow those steps could face a misdemeanor criminal
charge if the proposal becomes law.  Republican senators voted
36-0 Wednesday to advance the bill to the House while Democratic
senators were attending a union rally over the right-to-work
bill.  The Senate on Tuesday removed a provision criticized by
doctors because it would have required them to follow outdated
prescription guidelines and give women triple the dosage
normally prescribed, which could lead to greater side effects.
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