{"id":2445416,"date":"2025-06-10T14:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chilling-official-name-of-the-abortion-pill-says-it-all\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:05:31","slug":"the-chilling-official-name-of-the-abortion-pill-says-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chilling-official-name-of-the-abortion-pill-says-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chilling Official Name of the Abortion Pill Says It All"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-chilling-official-name-of-the-abortion-pill-says-it-all%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent discussion, Daily Wire commentator Michael Knowles highlighted a peculiar concern about the abortion drug mifepristone, known by its developmental code RU-486, which some interpret as a play on words implying &#8220;are you for 86?&#8221; The term &#8220;86&#8221; has become relevant in the political discourse, especially following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-respond-to-ludicrous-doj-brief-asking-judge-to-stay-on\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s lawyers dismiss DOJ&#039;s request for judge to stay on as &#039;ridiculous&#039;.\">controversial statements made<\/a> by former FBI director James Comey regarding violence against President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Knowles underscored that while the name is an unfortunate coincidence from its French scientific origins, the extensive use of mifepristone for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >abortions raises significant ethical questions<\/a>. In the United States, medication abortions accounted for a growing percentage of all abortions, with statistics showing a rise to 63% in 2023. This trend has sparked a debate about the accessibility of abortion services and the moral implications surrounding them.<\/p>\n<p>He opines that the increase in medication abortions represents a troubling societal norm and argues that such drugs, often used to terminate pregnancies, symbolize a deeper issue regarding the perceived value of unborn life. The discourse surrounding RU-486, whether seen as mere coincidence or a reflection of contemporary challenges concerning abortion, brings to light crucial discussions on ethics in medicine and social values.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you follow Daily Wire commentator Michael Knowles (you should, he&rsquo;s solid), you may have stumbled on a not-so-fun fact recently.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Knowles took to X to  something he learned from a listener, and it added an &ldquo;ominous&rdquo; twist to the never-ending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-judge-delivers-massive-pro-life-win-regarding-biden-era-abortion-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-life crusade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A listener just pointed out that the abortion drug is ominously called RU-486&mdash;i.e., &ldquo;are you for 86?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nomen est omen&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljknowles\/status\/1930363295241736460?\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A listener just pointed out that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-matt-walsh-reveals-key-unspoken-truth-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> drug [mifepristone] is ominously called RU-486 &mdash; i.e., &lsquo;are you for 86?&#8217;&rdquo; Knowles posted.<\/p>\n<p>Eighty-sixing something has been in the news recently, thanks to former FBI director James Comey&rsquo;s apparent call to kill President Donald Trump on social media in May (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/truly-pathetic-video-comey-literally-blames-wife-86-47-picture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all his wife&rsquo;s fault<\/a>, naturally), so Knowles&rsquo; post drew a lot of attention, with well over 100,000 views since posting.<\/p>\n<p>He ended that post with &ldquo;Nomen est omen,&rdquo; a Latin phrase that roughly translates to &ldquo;the name is a sign&rdquo; or &ldquo;the name speaks for itself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And, boy, does it.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, after diving into the topic, this official name is for mifepristone&rsquo;s medical developmental code and was cooked up by French scientists, who were celebrating their 38,486th compound created.<\/p>\n<p>Given that &ldquo;86&rdquo;-ing something is an American (and possibly Canadian) slang term, there&rsquo;s virtually no chance that French scientists were intentionally trying to put some devilish, hidden meaning within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-pill-complication-rate-22-times-higher-than-fda-claims\/\" title=\"... Pill Complication Rate 22 Times Higher Than FDA Claims\">abortion pill&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s developmental code.<\/p>\n<p>That same benefit of the doubt cannot be afforded, however, to the people who intentionally take drugs like mifepristone to kill God&rsquo;s most vulnerable creations.<\/p>\n<p>Those people are the ones who are making &ldquo;RU-486&rdquo; relevant today, despite seemingly being a historic coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s because abortion is murder.<\/p>\n<p>(As a quick aside to prove my point, just look at how the age of viability continues to get lower and lower. Life begins at conception &mdash; period.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you for the 86-ing of unborn children?&rdquo; is a perfectly valid question to ask in 2025, given mifepristone&rsquo;s rampant use.<\/p>\n<p>As the Guttmacher Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/2024\/03\/medication-abortion-accounted-63-all-us-abortions-2023-increase-53-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> back in 2024, medication abortions accounted for 63 percent of all abortions performed in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s a galling uptick from the 53 percent medication abortions accounted for in 2020, and an unfathomable increase from 2000, when medication abortions accounted for ZERO percent of abortions.<\/p>\n<p>Abortions are an unimaginable blight on our society, and the fact that these drugs are becoming an increasingly popular way of killing the unborn is beyond tragic.<\/p>\n<p>Why are we making this horrific act easier and more accessible? A civilized society would strive to protect the unborn, not destroy them.<\/p>\n<p>Yet abortions &mdash; especially medication abortions &mdash; are as popular as they&rsquo;ve ever been. It&rsquo;s sickening and a true testament to how depraved culture has become.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the most common of those abortion drugs, mifepristone, has a developmental code effectively asking us in 2025 if we&rsquo;re for murder is just a sick coincidence on top of the sicker reality. And that&rsquo;s to say absolutely nothing about the physical &mdash; not moral &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/feminists-safe-abortion-pill-linked-dangerous-complications-advertised-not-worst-part\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dangers<\/a> of using that drug.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;RU-486&rdquo; really does say it all, pure happenstance or not.<\/p>\n<p>If you take it, you clearly are. 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