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Women unprepared for abortion pill pain

The abortion pill is often described as a “safe and effective way to end an early pregnancy,” at least according to Planned Parenthood. But is it? Recently, the Ethics and Public Policy Center released a study that analyzed insurance data codes for over 865,000 cases in which women took mifepristone (the abortion pill) and found that “serious adverse events” for the drug occurred at a rate approximately 22 times higher than the rate reported on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) label for the drug.

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STUDY: Women suffer serious effects after taking abortion pill

A new, first-of-its-kind study asserts that serious adverse events from mifepristone, the first drug in the abortion pill regimen, occur at a rate approximately 22 times higher than the rate reported on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) label for the drug.

Is your birth control putting you at greater risk for an STD?

Birth control is touted as one of the greatest medical advancements ever made for women, allowing them to take charge of their sexuality without worrying about unplanned pregnancies — or so the narrative goes, anyway. But birth control has risks that go along with it, and those who use it should weigh those risks before taking it. Unfortunately, many women aren’t properly informed of the risks beforehand. For certain kinds of birth control, those risks include an increased susceptibility to getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

FDA report shows casualties from the abortion pill continue to climb

FDA report shows casualties from the abortion pill continue to climb

Published percentages for ER visits on mifepristone’s 2023 label indicate that 2.9 to 4.6% of women who take it end up in the emergency room, indicating that abortion pill ER visits could be in the tens of thousands every year. In addition, the FDA’s medication guide acknowledges that as many as seven percent (7%) of women will need surgery after taking mifepristone “to stop bleeding” or to complete the abortion… These percentages, against Guttmacher Institute’s updated 648,500 annual abortion pill data from 2023, reveal that each year, 39,000 to 45,400 women may need additional surgery, and 19,400 to over 32,000 women may report to an emergency department after taking abortion-inducing drugs.

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What a fetus looks like at 9 weeks (The Guardian is wrong)

“In fact, between 6 and 10 weeks’ gestation, the embryo grows into a fetus, from the size of a baked bean to the size of a prune. In many cases, they are, in fact, visible to the naked eye. Many women who have experienced a miscarriage or medication abortion can attest to this,” she said.

APR

“They made me feel at peace” – APR mom grateful for PRC

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“It really felt like peer pressure in there,” she said of her discussion with the technician.

After consuming the first abortion pill, Lynette later sat in her home questioning her choice, and then she began scrolling through her phone. She tried to force herself to vomit, but she was unable to do so.

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Mom grateful for baby as state attempts to quash APR

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Mackenna learned she was pregnant in late December 2023 and in January 2024 she took the first abortion pill from the “abortion kit” she received in the mail.

“Immediately upon taking that drug I regretted that decision,” Mackenna said.