{"id":260662,"date":"2022-01-13T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=260662"},"modified":"2022-01-12T18:35:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T00:35:39","slug":"umass-abortion-clinics-fall-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/umass-abortion-clinics-fall-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"As UMass plans to dispense abortion pills this fall, what might the fallout be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst will make abortions available to students through university health centers next fall, according to a story in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/01\/10\/metro\/next-abortion-battleground-campus-health-clinics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/massachusetts-abortion-pills-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill that would require abortion pills<\/a> to be dispensed at all public Massachusetts universities is currently in committee. Students and lawmakers have claimed the abortion pill regimen is too difficult to obtain elsewhere. Abortion advocates attempted to make their point by going on symbolic rides to the nearest abortion facility, a nearly five-hour round trip.<\/p>\n<p>However, the distance students complain about also means the student is that far from their usual medical provider in case of complications, as one pro-life activist told the Globe. \u201cI think the driving distance is a lot more significant when your life\u2019s at risk, if you\u2019re hemorrhaging,\u201d said Kate Scott, who founded the UMass Students for Life group two years ago. \u201cThe distance it takes you to get to a hospital is more important for a life-saving procedure than for an optional procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Complications from chemical abortions are likely underreported in the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-complications-buried-ignored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as Live Action News has reported<\/a>. A study by the Charlotte Lozier Institute also showed a 500% increase in abortion-related emergency room visits following chemical abortions, and that the rates of emergency room visits following a chemical abortion are rising faster than those following a surgical abortion. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/study-abortion-pill-four-times-dangerous-surgical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research has also shown<\/a> that the abortion pill is four times more dangerous than a surgical abortion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-massachusetts-willing-give-12-year-olds-free-condoms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Planned Parenthoods willing to give 12-year-olds free condoms<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lwfT5ChAPoo\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This means that UMass students would be experiencing the heavy, painful bleeding (similar to that of miscarriage) in shared dormitory bathrooms. Should complications arise, the university health centers would be their first recourse. And in the case the pill fails \u2013 an <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-pill-fda-limit-failing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increasing likelihood<\/a>, as the pill is sometimes prescribed later than the FDA-recommended 10 weeks, with no dating ultrasounds to establish gestational age or rule out ectopic pregnancy \u2013 students would require competent follow-up medical care. According to the Globe, only 21% of UMass Amherst students even have cars, leaving the rest to rely on public transportation to get this follow-up care, or to even emergency care at a hospital. Studies show that <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-complications-uk-mirror-us-data\/\">approximately 6% of women<\/a> have abortion pill complications serious enough to visit emergency rooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lRDnVSMr5j0\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>University presidents have already expressed concerns about their schools being able to handle the fallout from a legal mandate. Vincent Pedone, executive officer of Massachusetts\u2019 State Universities Council of Presidents, told the Globe that some Massachusetts schools lack \u201crobust medical facilities.\u201d He also expressed confusion about the necessity of the mandate after the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fda-permanently-loosens-abortion-pill-safety-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA\u2019s December decision<\/a> to loosen safety restrictions on chemical abortions, making the pills available by mail.<\/p>\n<p>Chemical abortions involve a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abortionprocedures.com\/abortion-pill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two-step process<\/a> \u2013 the first pill, mifepristone, is taken to block progesterone to the baby, starving it of nutrients. The second pill, misoprostol, is taken 24-48 hours after the first, and causes the bleeding and cramping from strong contractions of the uterus, intended to expel the tiny body of the deceased baby.<\/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 University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst will make abortions available to students through university health centers next fall, according to a story in the Boston Globe. The move comes as a bill that would require abortion pills to be dispensed at all public Massachusetts universities is currently in committee. 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