{"id":259200,"date":"2021-12-21T06:39:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=259200"},"modified":"2021-12-22T21:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T03:41:55","slug":"data-abortion-pill-ended-5-million-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/data-abortion-pill-ended-5-million-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"New data shows abortion pill has ended the lives of 5 million preborn babies in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The abortion pill has ended the lives of nearly 5 million babies in the U.S. since its approval in 2000, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers\/questions-and-answers-mifeprex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated<\/a>\u00a0data\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/154941\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And in just the past three years, two additional deaths have been attributed to the abortion pill.<\/p>\n<p>The abortion pill, mifepristone (brand name Mifeprex), was approved by the FDA in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-21-years-secrecy-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2000<\/a> for the termination of pregnancy in a regimen along with a second drug, misoprostol.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Drugs\/DrugSafety\/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders\/ucm492705.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December of 2018<\/a>, the FDA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/downloads\/Drugs\/DrugSafety\/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders\/UCM603000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a024 deaths\u00a0associated with abortion pills since its approval but on December 16, 2021 the FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/154941\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0an updated &#8220;Post-Marketing Adverse Events <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers\/questions-and-answers-mifeprex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0revealing that as of June 30, 2021, that number has now climbed to 26.\u00a0The report also tragically reveals that\u00a0the &#8220;estimated number of women who have used [abortion pill] mifepristone in the U.S. for medical termination of pregnancy\u00a0through the end of June 2021 is approximately 4.9 million women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Just last week, the Biden-Harris FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fda-permanently-loosens-abortion-pill-safety-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weakened<\/a> important safety regulations (REMS) on abortion pills, eliminating the in-person requirement and permanently allowing the deadly drug regimen to be shipped by mail.\u00a0REMS ,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/rems\/Mifepristone_2019_04_11_REMS_Document.pdf\">Risk Evaluation and Mitigation System<\/a>, is a \u201cdrug safety program that the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/risk-evaluation-and-mitigation-strategies-rems\">FDA<\/a> can require for certain medications with serious safety concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers\/questions-and-answers-mifeprex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, &#8220;It is not uncommon for FDA to receive reports of serious adverse events for prescription drugs after they are approved. FDA has received reports of serious adverse events in women who took mifepristone. As of June 30, 2021, there were reports of 26 deaths of women associated with mifepristone since the product was approved in September 2000, including two cases of ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy located outside the womb, such as in the fallopian tubes) resulting in death; and several cases of severe systemic infection (also called sepsis), including some that were fatal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_259182\" style=\"width: 1308px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259182\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-259182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Abortion-pill-adverse-events-reports-of-deaths-for-Mifepristone-by-FDA-through-June-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Abortion pills report of deaths for Mifepristone by FDA through June 2021\" width=\"1298\" height=\"768\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-259182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion pill adverse events reports of deaths for Mifepristone by FDA through June 2021<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to the FDA, &#8220;These events cannot with certainty be causally attributed to mifepristone because of information gaps about patient health status, clinical management of the patient, concurrent drug use, and other possible medical or surgical treatments and conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The FDA has reviewed this information and did not identify any new safety signals,&#8221; the website stated. &#8220;The FDA intends to update this summary report on an annual basis or as appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abortion pill-related deaths began shortly after approval<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Population Council, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/population-council-founded-eugenicists-promoting-abortion-turns-65\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eugenics-founded<\/a>\u00a0\u201cnon-profit,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/archive\/news\/2006\/NRL07\/BuffettDonation.html\">brought<\/a>\u00a0the abortion pill (known then as RU-486) into the U.S. and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2000\/09\/30\/us\/abortion-pill-distributor-energized-by-new-mission.html\">later<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20010202214900\/http:\/earlyoptionpill.com\/history.php3\">set up<\/a>\u00a0the pill\u2019s manufacturer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/archive\/news\/2006\/NRL07\/BuffettDonation.html\">Danco Laboratories, LLC,<\/a>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/ny-supreme-court-appellate-division\/1151610.html\">sub-licensee<\/a>\u00a0of the Population Council. The FDA&#8217;s abortion pill approval process, which culminated in 2000, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/seven-reasons-question-abortion-pill-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highly secretive<\/a> as Live Action News has documented.\u00a0Tragically, shortly after approval, deaths were reported, and over the ensuing years, abortion pills deaths climbed. Read more about this tragic history <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-dangerous-safety-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, Columbia University journalists Lauren Mascarenhas and\u00a0Abigail Brone\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200708231728\/https:\/\/blogs.cul.columbia.edu\/podcasts\/podcast\/the-abortion-pill\/\">interviewed<\/a>\u00a0early abortion pill advocates including Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gynuity.org\/about\/staff\/winikoff\/\">Beverly Winikoff,<\/a>\u00a0who was <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181016175114\/http:\/gynuity.org\/about\/staff\/winikoff\/\">employed<\/a>\u00a0at the time by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/population-council-founded-eugenicists-promoting-abortion-turns-65\/\">Population Council<\/a>\u00a0as the Program Director for Reproductive Health \u2014 and was the person in charge of the abortion pill\u2019s clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p>In a stunning admission to these journalists,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gynuity.org\/about\/staff\/winikoff\/\">Winikoff<\/a>\u00a0credited the 9\/11 terrorist attacks with &#8216;saving&#8217; the abortion pill, after news of the attack overshadowed the news of a woman\u2019s death from the abortion pill.\u00a0In 2003, Winikoff left the Population Council to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gynuity.org\/about\/staff\/winikoff\/\">found<\/a>\u00a0Gynuity Health Projects,\u00a0which is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/expand-access-abortion-pill-tied-eugenics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heavily funded<\/a>\u00a0by abortion pill investors.\u00a0Under Winikoff\u2019s direction, Gynuity sponsored abortion pill clinical trials, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-study-second-trimester-minority\/\">experiments<\/a>\u00a0on African women and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-trial-expands-thwart-fda-safety\/\">TelAbortion<\/a>\u00a0trial willing to mail abortion drugs to girls as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/telabortion-study-girls-10-dishonestly-remains-aborted\/\">young<\/a>\u00a0as 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adverse Events\/Complications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-dangerous-safety-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April of 2011<\/a>, the FDA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111124185318\/https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/downloads\/Drugs\/DrugSafety\/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders\/UCM263353.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0over 2,200 adverse effects associated with the abortion pill. At the same time, post-marketing reports\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111124185318\/https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/downloads\/Drugs\/DrugSafety\/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders\/UCM263353.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed<\/a>\u00a014 women had died, 612 were hospitalized, 339 women had experienced blood loss which required transfusions, and several hundred reported cases of infection, some severe.<\/p>\n<p>It was in this year\u00a0that the FDA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/appletter\/2011\/020687s014ltr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">determined<\/a>\u00a0that a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/cder\/rems\/index.cfm?event=RemsDetails.page&amp;REMS=390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REMS<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0<em>necessary<\/em>\u00a0for mifepristone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_224859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_224859\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224859\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-224859\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FDA-REMS-defined.jpg\" alt=\"Image: FDA REMS defined \" width=\"629\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FDA-REMS-defined.jpg 1565w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FDA-REMS-defined-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FDA-REMS-defined-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FDA-REMS-defined-700x339.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FDA-REMS-defined-500x242.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-224859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion Pills placed under REMS in 2011 (FDA REMS defined as of 6\/3\/2020)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the increasing adverse events reports, under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/nda\/2016\/020687Orig1s020RemsR.pdf\">2016 changes<\/a>\u00a0put in place by the Obama administration&#8217;s FDA, the FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/nda\/2016\/020687Orig1s020RemsR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no longer mandated<\/a>\u00a0abortion pill manufacturer Danco Laboratories or GenBioPro (generic manufacturer) notify the FDA of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-concerns-chemical-abortions-reasonable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complications<\/a>\u00a0(adverse events) other than death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, by December of 2018, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/112118\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data showed<\/a> that abortion pill complications had risen again and had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/women-die-abortion-pill-fda-generic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caused<\/a>\u00a0nearly 4,200 adverse effects, including 1,042 hospitalizations, nearly 600 instances of blood loss requiring transfusions, and other serious complications.<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/154941\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2021 update<\/a> (image below), a handful of adverse events were added to the report, showing that\u00a0mifepristone had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/women-die-abortion-pill-fda-generic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caused<\/a>\u00a04,207 adverse effects, including 1,045 hospitalizations and 603 instances of blood loss requiring transfusions. The FDA also recorded 413 infections, with 70 being categorized as &#8220;severe\u00a0based on medical review of the available case details.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/grossman-er-hide-abortion-pill-complications-roe\/\">ER doctors should falsify records to hide abortion pill complications in a post-Roe era, suggests media\u2019s favorite abortionist<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Severe infections generally result in death or hospitalization for at least 2-3 days, require intravenous antibiotics for at least 24 hours and total antibiotic usage for at least 3 days, or have other physical or clinical findings, laboratory data, or surgery that suggest a severe infection,&#8221; the FDA also wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But because there is now no requirement to report adverse events other than death, it is unlikely that we can know the true number of injuries from the abortion pill.<\/p>\n<p>No national requirements to report abortion complications exist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_259183\" style=\"width: 867px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259183\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-259183\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Abortion-pill-adverse-events-reports-for-Mifepristone-by-FDA-through-June-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Abortion pill adverse events reports for Mifepristone by FDA through June 2021\" width=\"857\" height=\"527\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-259183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion pill adverse events reports for Mifepristone by FDA through June 2021<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) recently <a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/analysis-fda-decision-ignores-data-on-complications-puts-women-at-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that &#8220;an analysis of the data collected under this reporting requirement suggests that a significant number of complications were unreported and that the FDA <strong>may have missed as many as 95% of serious chemical abortion adverse events<\/strong>&#8221; (emphasis added).<\/p>\n<p>CLI&#8217;s executive director,\u00a0Stephen Billy claimed in a statement that by <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fda-permanently-loosens-abortion-pill-safety-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weakening the REMS<\/a>, the Biden FDA had cherry-picked &#8220;flawed data to give the abortion industry a Christmas gift.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complication concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/study-abortion-pill-complications-underreported-er-managing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a>\u00a0of adverse events\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/questions-and-answers-fdas-adverse-event-reporting-system-faers\/fda-adverse-event-reporting-system-faers-public-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>\u00a0(AERs) submitted to the FDA by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-dangerous-safety-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion pill<\/a>\u00a0manufacturer revealed that abortion pill clients experiencing complications are more likely to receive care from emergency centers than the abortion facilities where they obtained the pills. In many instances, the abortion industry has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-groups-tell-women-lie-miscarriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advised<\/a> women to visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/grossman-er-hide-abortion-pill-complications-roe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emergency room<\/a> claiming to be experiencing a natural miscarriage, skewing complication reports.<\/p>\n<p>Results of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/telabortion-abortion-pill-study-increased-complications-er\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TelAbortion study<\/a>, which implemented extremely stringent safety requirements than would be seen in normal use, revealed that 6% of \u201cknown outcomes\u201d from the abortion pill were severe enough to result in emergency room or urgent care visits. That number appears to mirror\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-complications-uk-mirror-us-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a>\u00a0from the UK.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., potentially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/increasing-abortion-pill-expansion-flout-fda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20,380<\/a>\u00a0women\u00a0<em>per year<\/em>\u00a0are seeking care at ERs or urgent care facilities after taking the abortion pill.<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\">In addition, a recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/23333928211053965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/study-rate-abortion-pill-er-visits-500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analyzed<\/a>\u00a0Medicaid data within the 17 states currently allowing taxpayer-funded abortions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/public-health-threat-chemical-abortion-leads-to-significantly-higher-rate-of-er-visits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a>\u00a0that the rate of abortion-related ER visits for chemical abortions increased 507% from 2002-2015.<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\">According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/public-health-threat-chemical-abortion-leads-to-significantly-higher-rate-of-er-visits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Lozier Institute<\/a>\u00a0(CLI), the study also found that \u201c[o]ver 60% of abortion-related ER visits following a chemical abortion in 2015 were <em>miscoded as treatment for a miscarriage<\/em>.\u201d (emphasis added)<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\">Tessa Longbons, senior research associate at CLI, noted in a statement, &#8220;The FDA is putting women and girls at considerable risk through regulatory malpractice.\u00a0The FDA claims the abortion pill is safe, yet peer-reviewed research confirms a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=JWas9RdPX-2Fr-2BTPIsd3jWHLuiNw8L-2BDkGAM3L3xbfmFf2-2BqA9dH9xw8QHIaQyEvEy9RTKXp0K7KzY-2Bk-2BHpkyIjrCB5kI8p0uaNF7MuJOYW6U-3Dg3mX_Ra4yfYwxqKN6Wsdfj-2B-2BIi-2FaaEPZrfZJpJl0cdpcehw9gdTkkdab87EsyX1-2FH-2B2lAEbFIzPxU-2FYbBtYhtfetDwrshMSDD2XgzhqXhWPsPB8Kr-2F2W-2BAudoL0WiyDXV3S1Z-2FQfOB6rKNTR4fuNQyR7u66mRyMKIpK36q5akC-2BI2rjBTwzPLleKlQ1fNwmmeVo-2FHK-2FUvwdqmegN8Ta2vPDPmygvl8eu-2BGf33Yk5MtoOwYjLTTaJW59L8dg-2BHcrNMdJFdUGyyDFuHHDZkVDALupDWl9SOuep3HHcbdwga1iXKL5YoU1xBPWsxJeds9OVhlIQjmHk9DwTWbetgV0pGE1qZSC172ff31Wu2NEKL-2BfB029NIbj8AGLH2J0LulDfnw9FOrT847dANZrgDl5f3aEKRPA-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">500% increase in the rate of chemical abortion-related emergency room visits<\/a>.\u00a0 The FDA claims that complications are rare, yet peer-reviewed research from the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19888037\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finland<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30253769\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweden<\/a> confirms the abortion pill has a much higher complication rate than surgical abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The abortion pill has ended the lives of nearly 5 million babies in the U.S. since its approval in 2000, according to\u00a0updated\u00a0data\u00a0published\u00a0by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And in just the past three years, two additional deaths have been attributed to the abortion pill. 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