Abortion Pill Reversal Works
– how it works, safety and choices available after taking the first abortion pill
by
Christa Brown, Senior Director of Medical Impact, Heartbeat International
Abortion regrets
A pregnancy decision can be one of the most challenging moments of a person’s life. The pressures can be overwhelming for those choosing between carrying their babies to term or terminating. The promise of an easy fix is enticing. And there are often time, relational, and financial pressures that move the choice forward quickly [help on decision making here].
But sometimes even after a well-thought-out decision and the first abortion pill is taken, there is regret, regret setting in right away. What can be done then?
Around 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year and more than half of those are chemical abortion. Big Abortion, the media and the manufacturer of chemical abortion pills have worked to create the illusion of a quick and easy solution to an unexpected – abortion in the privacy of your own home. But chemical abortion does not create a solution – it destroys. It destroys motherhood for the woman and the life of an unborn child created by God.
Abortion decision dilemmas
Often when women are considering abortion, they waiver in their decisions; its a tremendous pressure. One answer can seem right, and a short while later that answer changes. The abortion industry exploits this indecision and plays on the fears of these women.
Abortion risks
Nowadays abortion pills can be obtained by post or at medical facilities, telehealth, or online. They are available on websites without the safety nets of pregnancy tests or ultrasound scans to detect that “pregnancy pain” which might be a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy page 22 . And forced abortion gets more easy.
Ectopic pregnancy blocking the woman’s tube
Bedrooms, bathrooms and dorm rooms around the world are the new abortion clinics as women now try to self-manage the abortion process and their own symptoms.
How abortion pills work
The first drug in a chemical abortion is called mifepristone (RU-486, Mifeprex). As this drug was developed decades ago, it was determined that the primary mechanism of action of mifepristone is to lower progesterone, an essential hormone in pregnancy, to unsafe levels. It was also noted in this initial research that this effect could be reversed.
Because progesterone levels suddenly drop after the consumption of mifepristone, her body no longer thinks it is pregnant. The lining of the uterus no longer grows for the developing baby to have a place to implant and thrive. The placenta, which supplies oxygen and nutrients, starts to break down. The cervix starts to open. Immediately, the pregnancy is at risk.
The second chemical is consumed 24-48 hours later at home as she “self-manages” her abortion. This interim time can be very stressful as the woman contemplates if she’s made the right decision to end the pregnancy.
Reversing abortion pills
Thankfully, if she has doubts, there is a place to go for help. There is a proven antidote that can reverse the effects of the drug mifepristone and support the woman in continuing her pregnancy. For thousands of women throughout the world in the last ten years, this antidote (called Abortion Pill Reversal) has literally been a lifesaver.
A woman’s right
When a woman has regret about her decision to abort, she has the option to receive emergency supplemental progesterone to counteract the effects of this abortion drug. Information and assistance are available 24 hours a day for those who wish to continue their pregnancies after starting a chemical abortion.
Abortion Pill Reversal is safe for moms and safe for babies. Safer than abortion for the woman when compared to a birth. Oral progesterone (Prometrium) is shown to be effective 68% of the time to continue the pregnancy. Initial studies do not show any increased risk of birth defects in children born after successful reversal.
Safety of abortion pill reversal
The process of reversing mifepristone is a simple, safe, and effective treatment that’s been used in obstetrical medicine since the 1950s. Prometrium or Cyclogest is the same approved drug used worldwide every day to maintain pregnancies after in vitro fertilization treatment, to hinder recurrent miscarriage, and to halt preterm labor. The UK General Medical Council found no evidence that progesterone puts the health of women or their unborn children in danger.
The Abortion Pill Rescue Network sees the results of reversal - healthy babies born to thankful moms. Despite what you might have heard from pro-abortion media, there is nothing controversial about this effective medical process to continue a healthy pregnancy. Lives are being saved and motherhood restored every single day.
No one should be forced to complete a medical process they no longer want or consent to. Women deserve the option of making a different choice even after taking the first abortion drug and the help and support needed to do so.
Women deserve to know the truth. If you or someone you know is having regret after taking an abortion drug, contact Abortion Pill Rescue Network.
Here is the complete practical guide to abortion problems