41.   Those advanced pregnancies are ended by one of three basic methods, and, the doctors say, all of them unpleasant.

42.   To end a pregnancy, a woman takes three mifepristone pills.

43.   Under Indian law, ending a pregnancy only because the fetus is female is already outlawed, although the practice is common.

44.   Ultrasound tests are given to determine the age of the fetus and thus indicate the best procedure to use to end the pregnancy.

45.   Under German law, a woman wanting to end her pregnancy must first receive a certificate saying she has been counseled by an advisory service.

46.   Up to now, the abortion debate has been largely over procedures and drugs that end a pregnancy.

47.   When Down syndrome is found, the woman may opt to end the pregnancy.

48.   While mifepristone offers a way to end pregnancies, the emergency contraceptive pill can prevent them.

49.   Without their support, the people who abhor ending any pregnancy have no expectation of gathering enough votes to enact their principles into law.

50.   Another drug, mifepristone, is designed specifically to end pregnancy and is expected to win approval from the Food and Drug Administration this year.