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Read about Chemical Abortion (also known as "at-home abortion")
How safe is it? What can I expect?
SAFETY WARNING
Chemical Abortion Pills are approved by the FDA, but they identify many safety warnings.
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- “About 5-8 out of 100 women taking Mifeprex will need a surgical procedure to end the pregnancy or to stop too much bleeding.“
- “Roughly one in 25 women who take chemical abortion drugs will end up in the emergency room.”
- “The risk of uterine rupture increases with advancing gestational ages and with prior uterine surgery, including cesarean delivery.”
- You should NOT take Mifeprex if:
- It’s been more than 7 weeks since your last menstrual period began.
- You have an IUD.
- You’ve been told that you have an ectopic pregnancy.
- You have a bleeding problem.
- You take certain steroid medicines.
- You cannot easily get emergency medical help in the 2 weeks after you take the drug.
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According to the National Institutes of Health:
“[T]he rate of complications requiring treatment after chemical abortions was 5.2%, four times higher than for first-trimester aspiration abortions.”
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The FDA has gradually loosened important restrictions, including:
- In-office evaluation by a physician before, during and after the completed abortion is no longer required.
- These drugs can now be distributed my mail after simply having a “telemedicine” consultation, even by non-physicians.
A woman’s health is at risk if she has not been first been assessed to see how far along her pregnancy is and whether it is ectopic. And, she may unknowingly end up buying the abortion drugs from an unsafe online source.
If you just took the first abortion pill & regret it...
There's a good chance the effect of the pill can be reversed.
Watch Board Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologists Explain How Abortion Procedures Are Done
Be fully informed before you decide.
Watch a Short Video Reenactment of One Woman's Chemical Abortion Experience
Then decide if this is something you would want to do at home by yourself. (Warning: Graphic Content)
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