{"id":125908,"date":"2016-09-12T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=125908"},"modified":"2016-09-12T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T18:31:01","slug":"woman-says-of-her-abortion-the-pain-was-worst-thing-ive-ever-felt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/woman-says-of-her-abortion-the-pain-was-worst-thing-ive-ever-felt\/","title":{"rendered":"The pain was \u201cworst thing I\u2019ve ever felt,\u201d says woman after abortion pill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Danielle Fersey had a medical abortion and wrote about it in the 2016 article, \u201cWhat it\u2019s really like to have an abortion<\/a>\u201d on Babe<\/em>. “Medical abortion” is the term for an abortion by pill instead of surgery. These abortions are performed in two steps.<\/p>\n

The woman first takes the medication Mifepristone, known as the abortion pill. It causes the uterine lining to break down, starving the preborn child of oxygen and nutrients and causing his or her death. Then a second drug, Misoprostol, is given either as a pill or vaginal suppository. Misoprostol causes uterine contractions which cause\u00a0the woman to expel her dead child\u00a0and placenta.<\/p>\n

In Fersey\u2019s case, she was first given Mifepristone at the clinic, and then went back to have tablets of Misoprostol inserted. She describes what happened next:<\/a><\/p>\n

After leaving the clinic, I actually\u00a0felt physically fine, but was advised to get a taxi home instead of walking.<\/p>\n

But the pain that came afterwards was the worst thing I\u2019ve ever felt in my life. I couldn\u2019t even move, it was like taking on the period pains of 100 women combined. There was so much blood that I\u2019d have to change my sanitary towel every hour. Overnight, my sheets were covered in blood beyond repair.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite her painful experience, Fersely says, \u201cAlthough it was painful, I know I made the right choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because Fersey does not regret her abortion (at least not yet)<\/a> and remains pro-choice, her account can\u2019t be dismissed as an exaggeration to advance the pro-life cause. She appears to have\u00a0no anti-abortion agenda or\u00a0ulterior motive to fabricate or exaggerate her story.<\/p>\n

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