Chemical abortion
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, though any type of abortion cannot truly be safe due to the risk of lasting infertility.[1] Chemical abortion also presents a different set of risks and side effects than surgical abortion.[2] Another method of chemical abortions is introducing saline into the amniotic sac, killing by burning the baby to death.
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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