Overview

• Baulieu died at his Paris home on May 30, aged 98, a detail confirmed by his wife via AFP.
• He pioneered mifepristone (RU-486) in 1982 by blocking progesterone to offer a safe, non-surgical abortion option to millions.
• His contributions earned him the Grand-Croix de la Légion d’Honneur in 2023 and the prestigious Lasker Prize in 1989.
• A lifelong advocate for women’s autonomy, he condemned Wyoming’s 2023 ban on the abortion pill as “scandalous.”
• In his late 90s, he initiated international clinical trials for therapies targeting severe depression.