{"id":268451,"date":"2022-05-22T13:13:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T18:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=268451"},"modified":"2022-05-20T17:47:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T22:47:16","slug":"cancer-cholesterol-medications-off-label-abortion-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/cancer-cholesterol-medications-off-label-abortion-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer, cholesterol medications being tested for use as off-label abortion drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT05207644?term=Gynuity&amp;recrs=ab&amp;cond=misoprostol&amp;draw=2&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abortion pill trials<\/a>\u00a0are testing potentially lifesaving drugs in new pill regimens for aborting preborn children. In their latest scheme to expand access to abortion, Gynuity Health Projects (GHP) is substituting the drug Letrozole in place of the approved abortion drug Mifeprex (mifepristone) for abortions. Separately, University of Utah is the trial sponsor for experimenting with the generic version of Lipitor as a replacement for Mifeprex. Both drugs would be paired with misoprostol and tested at\u00a0Planned Parenthood Salt Lake Health Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-21-years-secrecy-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a>\u00a0Mifeprex in a regimen with the ulcer medication misoprostol for abortion. Shortly after the approval, women began to die and the drug was eventually placed under a safety system called the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/rems\/Mifepristone_2019_04_11_REMS_Document.pdf\">Risk Evaluation and Mitigation System<\/a>\u00a0(REMS), where the FDA could monitor it more closely. The REMS has been <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fda-permanently-loosens-abortion-pill-safety-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weakened<\/a> over past years and was recently changed under the Biden FDA to allow the regimen&#8217;s permanent distribution by mail. The move followed a litany of clinical trials rolled out by abortion insiders, many of whom had close ties or monetary benefits from the drug manufacturers, Danco Laboratories and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/generic-abortion-pill-genbiopro-nationwide-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GenBioPro<\/a>\u00a0(generic).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Letrozole and\u00a0<span class=\"hit_inf\">misoprostol<\/span>\u00a0for abortion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now a new <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT05207644?term=Gynuity&amp;recrs=ab&amp;cond=misoprostol&amp;draw=2&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>, sponsored by Gynuity Health Projects (GHP) is looking at, &#8220;Letrozole and\u00a0<span class=\"hit_inf\">Misoprostol<\/span>\u00a0for Termination of Pregnancy up to 63 Days&#8217; Gestation&#8221; to determine &#8220;if a user-friendly medical abortion regimen using letrozole and misoprostol is safe and acceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_268452\" style=\"width: 1668px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268452\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-268452 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letrozole-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-by-Gynuity-Health-Projects.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Letrozole and Misoprostol drugs for abortion pill study by Gynuity Health Projects\" width=\"1658\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letrozole-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-by-Gynuity-Health-Projects.jpg 1658w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letrozole-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-by-Gynuity-Health-Projects-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letrozole-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-by-Gynuity-Health-Projects-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letrozole-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-by-Gynuity-Health-Projects-700x302.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Letrozole-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-by-Gynuity-Health-Projects-500x216.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1658px) 100vw, 1658px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-268452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion Pill Trial: Letrozole and Misoprostol for abortion pill study by Gynuity Health Projects<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Letrozole is the active ingredient and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugs.com\/femara.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generic<\/a> of the drug FEMARA, approved in 1997, and according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/drugsatfda_docs\/label\/2018\/020726s035lbl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest label<\/a> (2018) FEMARA is contraindicated for pregnancy. Drugs.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugs.com\/femara.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warns<\/a>, &#8220;Femara can harm an unborn baby or cause birth defects. Do not use if you are pregnant.&#8221; Femara or Letrozole is currently being used to treat breast cancer, and according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugs.com\/mtm\/letrozole.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drugs.com<\/a>, it &#8220;lowers estrogen levels in postmenopausal women, which may slow the growth of certain types of breast tumors that need estrogen to grow in the body.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT05207644?term=Gynuity&amp;recrs=ab&amp;cond=misoprostol&amp;draw=2&amp;rank=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clinical trial<\/a> was implemented under the leadership of Gynuity staffers Tara Shochet and Beverly Winikoff as well as University of Utah&#8217;s David Turok, MD. It was set to begin recruiting 40 participants (18-50 years of age) in December of 2021 and was expected to be finished by March 2022, but to date the trial still shows it is &#8220;recruiting.&#8221; Participants were to receive abortions at\u00a0Planned Parenthood Salt Lake Health Center in Salt Lake City by taking a regimen of &#8220;30 mg letrozole on day 1 followed by 800 mcg misoprostol on day 3.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gynuity is <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/expand-access-abortion-pill-tied-eugenics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funded<\/a> heavily by those who also financially seeded the abortion pill manufacturer, and the organization is under the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-study-second-trimester-minority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direction<\/a> of Winikoff, who took part in the original clinical trials of RU-486 (as the abortion pill was known in the 1990s) when she worked for the eugenics-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/population-council-founded-eugenicists-promoting-abortion-turns-65\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Population Council<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gynuity.org\/about\/staff\/winikoff\/\">Winikoff<\/a>\u00a0has served on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prochoice.org\/about\/annual-reports\/2018-annual-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">board<\/a>\u00a0of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), which was at one time directly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20051003195946\/http:\/\/www.prochoice.org\/pubs_research\/publications\/downloads\/about_naf\/annual_report_2001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funded<\/a>\u00a0by Danco, as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantmakers.io\/profiles\/v0\/476032365-susan-thompson-buffett-foundation\/?query=national%20abortion%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffett<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.packard.org\/grants-and-investments\/grants-database\/national-abortion-federation-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Packard<\/a>\u00a0Foundations. Winikoff has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-secrecy-women-deserve-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">credited<\/a>\u00a0the 9\/11 terrorist attacks with saving the abortion pill by drowning out the news of a woman\u2019s death from the abortion pill.<\/p>\n<p>Principal Investigator David Turok, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/healthcare.utah.edu\/fad\/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0168735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/a>, and is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Practice. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/02\/08\/david-turok-trust-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicquotes.com\/abortionist-opposes-telling-women-their-babies-feel-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortions<\/a> and has been <a href=\"https:\/\/abortiondocs.org\/abortionists\/david-keith-turok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listed<\/a> as\u00a0is the\u00a0<u><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/pputah\/docs\/2012-2013_annualreport_259577d3845ebf\">Director of Surgical Services at Planned Parenthood Associates of Utah<\/a><\/span><\/u>\u00a0in past reports.<\/p>\n<p>Letrozole, like misoprostol and unlike Mifeprex, is not restricted by the FDA under the REMS, which may explain why the abortion industry is testing the drug.\u00a0 In 2017, a\u00a0systematic review to &#8220;evaluate the efficacy of pretreatment with letrozole prior to either a first- or second-trimester medical termination of pregnancy&#8221; was\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.contraceptionjournal.org\/article\/S0010-7824(17)30520-6\/fulltext#secst0005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> in Journal Contraception. In 2013, a\u00a0pilot study on the &#8220;combined use of letrozole, mifepristone and misoprostol in termination of first trimester pregnancy up to 9 weeks\u00a0 gestation&#8221; was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ejog.org\/article\/S0301-2115(13)00467-3\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> in a European journal while another study was <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/greenjournal\/Abstract\/2011\/02000\/Misoprostol_With_or_Without_Letrozole_Pretreatment.17.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> in the Green Journal in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Atorvastatin (Lipitor) and\u00a0<span class=\"hit_inf\">misoprostol<\/span>\u00a0for abortion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/drugsheet.com\/drug\/misoprostol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT05342974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug trial<\/a> using Atorvastatin as &#8220;a Potential Adjunct to Misoprostol for Termination of Pregnancy&#8221; is being sponsored by the University of Utah under the direction of the previously mentioned Dr. Turok. This trial was <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT05342974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a>\u00a0in April of 2022 and is currently recruiting thirty participants (18-50 years-old) at the same Planned Parenthood Association of Utah location. This study is expected to be conducted through July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finding another medication that replaces mifepristone would benefit both those who need abortions and providers around the world. Atorvastatin might be one drug that could do this. It is a statin that is commercially available in many countries,&#8221; the study states.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugs.com\/atorvastatin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drugs.com<\/a>,\u00a0Atorvastatin is the generic for the drug Lipitor, which is an\u00a0inhibitor of &#8220;statins&#8221; used to lower\u00a0cholesterol. The drug is also not restricted by the FDA&#8217;s REMS.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_268470\" style=\"width: 1562px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268470\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268470\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Atorvastatin-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Atorvastatin and Misoprostol drugs for abortion pill study\" width=\"1552\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Atorvastatin-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study.jpg 1552w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Atorvastatin-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Atorvastatin-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Atorvastatin-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-700x334.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Atorvastatin-and-Misoprostol-drugs-for-abortion-pill-study-500x239.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1552px) 100vw, 1552px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-268470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atorvastatin and Misoprostol drugs for abortion pill study<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Whatever the outcome of these trials, the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/industry-sales-300m-abortion-pill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profitable abortion industry<\/a> has no plans to relinquish its chemical experiments on <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-industry-6-ways-cashing-in-pill-bilking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women<\/a>. It is now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/majority-abortions-us-done-abortion-pill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimated<\/a>\u00a0that using the currently approved abortion pill regimen, 465,000 babies are killed annually, and as of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/data-abortion-pill-ended-5-million-babies\/\">June of 2021<\/a>, the abortion pill has tragically ended the lives of nearly\u00a0<strong>5 million<\/strong>\u00a0preborn babies since its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-21-years-secrecy-death\/\">approval<\/a>\u00a0in 2000. This likely\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/industry-sales-300m-abortion-pill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grosses<\/a>\u00a0the industry an estimated $300 million each year.<\/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>Abortion pill trials\u00a0are testing potentially lifesaving drugs in new pill regimens for aborting preborn children. In their latest scheme to expand access to abortion, Gynuity Health Projects (GHP) is substituting the drug Letrozole in place of the approved abortion drug Mifeprex (mifepristone) for abortions. 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