Did you know? 1988
- March.: The Reagan Administration issues a moratorium on new federally funded fetal tissue transplant research.
- July 2: The U.S. District Court in New York upholds the constitutionality of Reagan Administration regulations barring Title 10 programs from involvement in abortion.
- Sept. 23: The French government approves licensing of RU 486 for use in the country.
- Sept. 26: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues an “Import Bulletin” banning the importation of RU 486 for personal use.
- Sept. 30: The U.S. Senate passes an amendment to the District of Columbia appropriations bill to bar D.C. from paying for abortions or performing abortions in its city-operated hospital. Since the U.S. House had already passed the amendment, it goes into effect immediately.
- Oct. 29: The French government orders Roussel Uclaf to reverse its Oct. 27 decision to halt distribution of RU 486.
- Nov. 8: Pro-life Republican candidates Vice President George Bush and Dan Quayle defeat pro-abortion Democratic candidates Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen.