If you’ve ever heard of abortion pill reversal at all, you’ve probably heard dichotomous views on its safety, efficacy, and basis in science. Planned Parenthood, NPR, and ANSIRH all caution on how reversing a medical abortion may not be possible, may not be scientifically supported, and may not be supported by rigorous medical studies. On the other side, you […]
[Post-publication update, 4/23/23 – (1) I clarified the results of the 2018 Delgado study. Previously I had stated the study found up to 68% success rate for APR. The average rate was 48%, with different methods of progesterone administration having different success rates up to 68%. (2) I added a note about method limitations in […]
So much for “choice.” Pro-abortion legislators in Colorado have introduced SB23-190 which, if enacted, would subject doctors to professional discipline “if the health-care provider provides, prescribes, administers, or attempts medication abortion reversal.” I think pro-life advocates made a strategic mistake when they introduced “abortion pill reversal” (APR) as an amazing new technology. It is certainly […]
After multiple pro-life protests and a warning letter from state Attorneys General, Walgreens has abandoned plans to sell chemical abortions in twenty states. The company wrote that it intends to comply “with all applicable laws and as a result would not be able to dispense Mifepristone in all locations.” The twenty states where Walgreens will […]
When the pro-abortion Biden FDA announced that it will loosen safety regulations so abortion drugs can be sold in retail pharmacies, Walgreens and CVS immediately said they would sign up for the deadly program. It is distressingly clear that these companies care more about their profits than about the lives of helpless babies in the […]
The FDA recently announced that it will loosen safety regulations so abortion drugs can be sold in retail pharmacies — and Walgreens and CVS immediately said they would sign up for the deadly program. It is distressingly clear that these companies care more about their profits than about the lives of helpless babies in the […]
Telemedicine abortion—often by phone—is on the rise During the COVID-19 pandemic, a minority of counties allowed abortion providers to send abortion pills (usually mifepristone and misoprostol) to women by mail after a remote video or phone consultation, with no in-person contact throughout the process, Calum Miller points out in Chapter 16 of Agency, Pregnancy, and […]
[This post is available as a Twitter thread here.] Introduction ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) recently released a “Guide to Language and Abortion,” and Quartz covered the guide in their article “13 phrases US doctors want removed from our vocabulary about abortion.” It’s problematic to assume ACOG and “US doctors” are interchangeable […]
A Missouri bill related to medication abortion has been getting a lot of attention: While media hyperbole about abortion restrictions is typical, Missouri’s HB 2810 has confused even some staunch anti-abortion advocates with its mention of ectopic pregnancies. Part of the confusion is most likely due to the presentation of three different changes under two […]
Note: In this article the terms “chemical abortion” and “medication abortion” are interchangeable. This month (November 2021), Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology published “A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Emergency Room Utilization Following Mifepristone Chemical and Surgical Abortions, 1999–2015.” The study’s researchers reviewed records of 423,000 abortions, noting whether they were chemical or surgical abortions. […]
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