{"id":243040,"date":"2021-04-09T11:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T16:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=243040"},"modified":"2021-07-14T21:21:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T02:21:43","slug":"west-virginia-doctors-liability-abortion-pill-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/west-virginia-doctors-liability-abortion-pill-reversal\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia lawmakers protect doctors who provide abortion pill reversal from liability"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Thursday, April 1<\/span>, the West Virginia Senate Health Committee amended a bill currently under consideration<\/a> by that state\u2019s legislature.<\/span> House Bill 2982<\/span><\/a>, also known as the \u201cSecond Chances at Life Act,\u201d would require doctors to inform women about the possibility of abortion pill reversal<\/a> prior to providing a prescription for the drugs which induce one. The amendment added protects doctors who provide abortion pill reversal services from liability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chemical, or so-called \u201cmedical\u201d or \u201cmedication\u201d abortions involve a two-step process. First, mifepristone is taken \u2014 this is a progesterone antagonist that blocks the natural action of that hormone, causing the lining of the uterus to break down and essentially starving the preborn child to death. Next, misoprostol is taken, which causes severe cramping and contractions that expel the dead child from the uterus. Abortion pill reversal works by adding progesterone to the mother\u2019s body, potentially overriding the effects of mifepristone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n