French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98

Getty Images Dr Etienne-Emile Baulieu sits in a white lab coat with his arms crossed over his waist inside a lab, with various equipment around him and in the backgroundGetty Images

The French scientist who created the abortion pill has died at the age of 98.

Étienne-Émile Baulieu helped develop the oral drug RU-486, also known as mifepristone, which has provided millions of women across the world with a safe and inexpensive alternative to a surgical abortion.

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