By Judie Brown
The abortion pill serves a singular purpose: to kill a developing baby. But we must acknowledge that it also poses risks to the expectant mothers who take it.
The abortion pill is actually a two-pill regimen. The mother first takes mifepristone (which starves the baby to death) and then 24–48 hours later takes misoprostol (to expel the dead baby’s body from her own).
In addition to killing the baby, the abortion pill can greatly harm the mother, leading to complications such as hemorrhages, uterine and stomach cramps, back pain, low levels of potassium, and severe allergic reactions. There are also side effects that, while not as serious as the ones previously mentioned, can still be uncomfortable. Those include high blood pressure, joint and head pain, nausea, diarrhea, and more.
Yet physical reactions are not the only problems that mothers encounter. They may also experience long-term mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety.
Further, researchers at the Mayo Clinic have reported that certain preexisting conditions can make it dangerous for a woman to take the abortion pill. These include being more than 11 weeks pregnant, having an IUD in place, experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, taking a blood thinner, or having other medical conditions.
The National Library of Medicine has reported maternal death as perhaps the most severe side effect from this medication. Even so, it states, “Complications with medical abortion are relatively infrequent. The low probability of clinically significant adverse events and outcomes and varying protocols make it difficult to estimate these rates without a very large patient population.”
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