{"id":242430,"date":"2021-04-05T13:44:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T18:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=242430"},"modified":"2021-04-04T23:54:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:54:14","slug":"acog-updates-recommendations-abortion-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/acog-updates-recommendations-abortion-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Once again, ACOG updates its recommendations to keep in step with abortion industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last year, abortion industry insiders rolled out a \u201cno-test<\/a>\u201d abortion pill\u00a0protocol<\/a>. Rather non-coincidentally, around the same time frame, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) updated its abortion “practice bulletin” to no longer recommend the use of ultrasound to rule out the possibility of a deadly ectopic pregnancy when prescribing the abortion pill. In other words, the ACOG changed its recommendations to line up exactly with the abortion industry’s attempts to expand access to the abortion pill.<\/p>\n

With a no-test protocol, abortion workers simply believe the abortion client\u2019s\u00a0best guess<\/em>\u00a0at the time of her last menstrual period to determine gestational age, relying on her\u00a0assumed knowledge<\/em>\u00a0of ectopic pregnancy risks as well as blood type and Rh factor \u2014 a dangerous lack of testing which could impact her health and her future pregnancies. Eliminating these tests does nothing to protect women. The object of the protocol is simply increased access, which adds to the abortion industry’s profits. Live Action News previously estimated<\/a> that the abortion industry is grossing nearly $200 million annually in abortion pill sales\u00a0\u2014 twice as much money as initially\u00a0projected<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 with Planned Parenthood alone taking in approximately half of the sales.<\/p>\n

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Though many believe the ACOG is an impartial medical organization, it is actually radically\u00a0pro-abortion<\/a>\u00a0and has been\u00a0funded<\/a>\u00a0by Ibis Reproductive Health which received\u00a0funds<\/a>\u00a0directly from U.S. abortion pill manufacturer Danco Laboratories and is currently\u00a0funded<\/a>\u00a0by Danco investor, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.\u00a0(After Live Action News exposed<\/a> the ACOG’s financial conflicts of interest,\u00a0the\u00a0funding connections<\/a>\u00a0were suddenly scrubbed\u00a0from Ibis\u2019s website.) The ACOG has\u00a0funded<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health<\/a>, where abortionists are trained.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the ACOG received<\/a> $1.4 million from the Buffett Foundation, and has received hundreds of thousands from the foundation every year for the past<\/a> several years. Unsurprisingly, Buffett was also one of the first\u00a0investors<\/a>\u00a0in Danco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Until last year, the ACOG recommended an ultrasound before the abortion pill<\/strong><\/p>\n

ACOG’s March 2014<\/a>\u00a0Practice Bulletin #143, “Medical Management of First-Trimester Abortion,” was in place until last year and recommended ultrasound.<\/p>\n

It stated, “Before medical abortion is performed, gestational age should be confirmed by clinical evaluation or ultrasound examination<\/strong>” (emphasis added). At that same time, the ACOG also noted, “Rh testing is standard of care in the United States, and RhD immunoglobulin should be administered if indicated.”<\/p>\n

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ACOG medication abortion guidelines March 2014 comparison with Oct 2020 for abortion pill<\/p><\/div>\n

The ACOG’s updated October 2020<\/a> Practice Bulletin #225, “Medication Abortion Up to 70 Days of Gestation,” clearly warns that “[m]edication abortion is not recommended for patients with any of the following: confirmed or suspected ectopic pregnancy…” and states,\u00a0“A potential concern when providing early abortion services is the possibility of an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy.”<\/p>\n

Yet, rather than recommending that the abortion business rule out a deadly ectopic pregnancy by use of ultrasound, the pro-abortion group now recommends that if there are no “risk factors for ectopic pregnancy,” ultrasound confirmation is not necessary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before medication abortion is performed, the clinician should confirm pregnancy and estimate gestational age. For patients with regular menstrual cycles, a certain last menstrual period within the prior 56 days, and no signs, symptoms, or risk factors for ectopic pregnancy, a clinical examination or ultrasound examination is not necessary before medication abortion.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the ACOG<\/a>, a “risk factor” for an ectopic pregnancy includes:<\/p>\n