RU486 and Regulations
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This research examines the concepts of regulative action and strategic action formulated by Habermas as they apply to the use in the U.S. of the drug RU486, also known as mifepristone. The research will set forth the context in which Habermas's view of strategic action achieves relevance in social discourse and then discuss ways in which that concept has usefulness in illuminating the discourse and controversy surrounding RU486.According to Habermas, objectively recognized social norms achieve force as regulated speech acts that can be analyzed with reference to whether common understanding is reached about them (Collins and Makowsky 277). Strategic action, which can be formulated as strategic speech acts, is the name given to self-interested (social) action that is meant "to control or influence others rather than coming to an understanding with them" (Collins and Makowsky 277). Each kind of action can be said to imply the shape of relationships between various social contingencies and their perceptions of what constitutes a social norm. U.S. government approval of RU486 for clinical use can be interpreted as an assertion of its status as a social norm. However, both proponents and opponents of such approval can be said to have engaged in strategic action vis-à-vis RU486. In the aftermath of the approval, opponents of the drug's use, who are to be identified with opponents of abortion more generally, have sought a reversal of the policy, both intrinsically and as part of a
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