A health ministry panel on Friday approved the manufacturing and marketing of an oral abortion pill in Japan for the first time, paving the way for its formal approval and sale as early as this spring.As abortions in the early stages of pregnancies in Japan are currently limited to surgical procedures, the pill "Mefeego," developed by the British pharmaceutical company Linepharma International Ltd., is expected to be a new option that could lighten both physical and mental stress on women.The pharmaceutical subcommittee at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved the drug at a mee…READ FULL ARTICLE