Chemical abortion
British medical journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health:[1]
| “ | Many women unprepared for pain intensity; more realistic info needed to inform choice
Women opting for a medical abortion at home are often advised that the procedure is likely to be no more painful than period cramps .... This leaves many women unprepared for the intensity of the pain they experience, with some survey respondents saying they would have chosen a different option, had they known. |
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A chemical abortion is a type of non-surgical abortion. The most common form of chemical abortion is the abortion pill, called mifepristone. Abortion advocates falsely claim that a chemical abortion is safer than a surgical abortion, when in fact "abortion by drugs has almost four times the overall risk of complications," including "nearly eight times the risk of hemorrhage and over four times the risk of retained tissue."[2] No type of abortion is safe due to the risk of lasting infertility[3] and cancer. Chemical abortion also presents a different set of risks and side effects than surgical abortion.[4] Another method of chemical abortions is introducing saline into the amniotic sac, killing by burning the baby to death. The life-long psychological harm from chemical abortion is intense.[5]
Women are told that these drugs are safe, but compared with surgical abortion, abortion by drugs has almost four times the overall risk of complications. This includes nearly eight times the risk of hemorrhage and over four times the risk of retained tissue, the complication that Amber suffered.
On Good Friday 2023, a federal district judge recounted in his decision against this drug the following immense harm:
| “ | One study revealed the overall incidence of adverse events is “fourfold higher” in chemical abortions when compared to surgical abortions. Women who underwent chemical abortions also experienced far higher rates of hemorrhaging, incomplete abortion, and unplanned surgical evacuation. Chemical abortion patients “reported significantly higher levels of pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea during the actual abortion than did surgical patients .... Post-abortion pain occurred in 77.1% of mifepristone patients compared with only 10.5% of surgical patients.” And before the approval, an FDA medical officer recognized the “medical regimen had more adverse events, particularly bleeding, than did surgical abortion. Failure rates exceeded those for surgical abortion .... This is a serious potential disadvantage of the medical method.” (quoting experts)
Other studies show eighty-three percent of women report that chemical abortion “changed” them — and seventy-seven percent of those women reported a negative change. Thirty-eight percent of women reported issues with anxiety, depression, drug abuse, and suicidal thoughts because of the chemical abortion. Bleeding from a chemical abortion, unlike surgical abortion, can last up to several weeks. And the mother seeing the aborted human “appears to be a difficult aspect of the medical termination process which can be distressing, bring home the reality of the event and may influence later emotional adaptation.” “For example, one woman was surprised and saddened to see that her aborted baby ‘had a head, hands, and legs’ with ‘[d]efined fingers and toes.’” The entire abortion process takes place within the mother's home, without physician oversight, potentially leading to undetected ectopic pregnancies, failure of rH factor incompatibility detection, and misdiagnosis of gestational age — all leading to severe or even fatal consequences. Contrary to popular belief and talking points, the evidence shows chemical abortion is not "as easy as taking Advil.” (quoting experts) |
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References
- ↑ https://bmjgroup.com/women-often-told-that-severity-of-medical-abortion-pain-no-worse-than-period-cramps/
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/georgia-deaths-highlight-dangers-unregulated-abortion-drugs-opinion-1959161
- ↑ RU486Facts.org
- ↑ "Are Chemical Abortions Safer Than Surgical Abortions?", Catholic News Agency
- ↑ "Medical research shows that U.S. women face nearly double the risk for suicide compared to women who carry their pregnancies to term," and as to the abortion drug, one woman wrote, "I regret that decision every single day." Supreme Court brief (pp. 16, 21)
