The inclusion of controversial abortion drug RU-486 on Australia's subsidised medication program has been attacked as an ''abuse of power'' by anti-abortion activists. Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced  that mifepristone and misoprostol - used in combination to terminate a pregnancy of up to seven weeks gestation - would be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme on 1 August. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/abortion-drug-subsidies-blasted-cancer-treatments-welcomed-20130630-2p5b4.html#ixzz2XkFeMKfm