{"id":171698,"date":"2017-09-12T14:15:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T19:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=171698"},"modified":"2021-07-14T21:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T02:29:17","slug":"why-the-pro-choice-side-is-afraid-of-giving-women-the-choice-of-abortion-pill-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/why-the-pro-choice-side-is-afraid-of-giving-women-the-choice-of-abortion-pill-reversal\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the pro-choice side is afraid of giving women the choice of abortion pill reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Save the Storks<\/a>) Emily couldn\u2019t stop crying on her drive home. Overwhelmed by the magnitude of her decision and subsequent actions and terrified she\u2019d made the worst mistake of her life, she was desperate for a way out.<\/p>\n

Emily had just taken the first pill in the regimen for a medication abortion<\/a>. The pill, making its way through her system, would soon cut off the food supply for her baby and cause him to stop growing and eventually die. The second pill, which she would take the following day, would cause her to have contractions and then deliver her dead baby.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fear of being pregnant overcame all other emotions,\u201d she said. At 19 years old, she felt the way many in her situation do \u2013 afraid. Afraid to tell her parents, afraid of what her future would be like, afraid to think about how she could possibly care for a child. Though she didn\u2019t believe abortion was the best option, it seemed like her only option.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But on that drive home, overcome by guilt and regret, she had to find a way to reverse what she\u2019d just done. A quick internet search led her to the phone number, people, and peace she so desperately needed. After a phone call, she was scheduled for an appointment at 7am the following day, and that appointment changed everything. There she learned about an abortion reversal process powerful enough to save the life of her child. And it did.<\/p>\n

Emily\u2019s story isn\u2019t unique. In 2009, Dr. George Delgado received a call from a pro-life ministry that was looking for help for a woman who\u2019d taken mifepristone \u2013 the first pill in the medication abortion protocol \u2013 and regretted her decision. Dr. Delgado, who\u2019d used progesterone to help treat women\u2019s fertility issues for years, mapped out a plan for the young woman to take progesterone throughout the first trimester of her pregnancy to reverse the mifepristone. And it worked. Today a seven year old girl is alive because of his efforts.<\/b><\/p>\n

Since then, thousands of women have received the same treatment and most have successfully reversed their abortions.<\/p>\n

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One would think abortion reversal could be a procedure both sides could celebrate. For those on the pro-choice side, it should be yet another choice to offer women who may have made a hasty or pressured decision and then quickly changed their mind. (The abortionist isn\u2019t even out money because the medication has already been paid for.) On the pro-life side, it\u2019s another way to reach women who regret their decisions early on to reverse the effects of the first abortion pill.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, that\u2019s not reality. Perhaps because it\u2019s a procedure so celebrated by those in pro-life camps, the \u201cpro-choice\u201d side can\u2019t seem to stomach it.<\/p>\n

This month, the California nursing board announced their decision to reject a course on abortion reversal and has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Heartbeat International, a pro-life organization that teaches abortion reversal.<\/p>\n

Nicole Knight, writing for Rewire<\/i>, could hardly conceal her contempt for any group or individual who would take such teaching seriously in the first place, and lauded the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) for their decision.<\/p>\n

The decision, Knight notes, \u201cmarks a sharp reversal by the nursing board.\u201d The regulatory agency last month actually approved the course<\/i>, lending credibility to the abortion reversal process. After \u201cfurther consideration and a legal review,\u201d the board made an about-face.<\/p>\n

Abortion reversal is a process that has saved the lives of thousands of children since its use began in 2009. I suppose this is too much for an industry bent on destruction and \u201cabortion at all costs\u201d can handle, so they\u2019ll do everything they can to squelch it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the outcome of this battle \u2014 incidentally, the letter from the BRN was signed by a man (Dr. Joseph Morris, I suppose he\u2019s a male who\u2019s allowed to speak to abortion issues) \u2014 is devastation for women. While talking heads, reporters, and others debate the merits of abortion reversal, the reality is that the procedure is saving lives and helping women undo what many feel was a terrible mistake.<\/p>\n

Ironically, the side championing choice proves once again it is about one choice: Abortion. Why else would they oppose a procedure providing women who have changed their minds about abortion with a way to reverse the decision?<\/p>\n

Without abortion reversal, Emily would have lost her child on that rainy day. She would have lived with regret and guilt and grief the rest of her life, wondering what life could have been like with a child.<\/p>\n

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Is this the kind of culture we want to create? A culture that destroys and devastates not only life but the hope of life? Are \u201cpro-choice\u201d groups truly about choice for women? If so, it seems they\u2019d rejoice at another choice for women. Unfortunately, what they\u2019re really about, what they really rejoice over, is abortion. Unlimited, unstoppable, unregulated abortion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Save the Storks cares about and provides support for women all over the country through our network of affiliated pregnancy centers. These centers, many also affiliated with Heartbeat International, provide true choices, resources, and help to women in unplanned pregnancies who are scared and unsure about their options. This is the type of support women need, not one-sided arguments and talking points centered around one option: Abortion.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at Save The Storks<\/a> on September 11, 2017, and is reprinted here with permission. If you’ve taken the abortion pill and need more information on reversal, visit AbortionPillReversal.com<\/a> or call\u00a01-877-558-0333.<\/em><\/p>\n