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Florida\u2019s law restricting most abortions to the first 15 weeks of pregnancy took effect on July 1. It reflects what the majority of American believe \u2013 namely, that abortion past the first trimester should be limited. Most Americans oppose abortion past the first 12 weeks of pregnancy; an Associated Press <\/span>poll<\/span><\/a> showed that 65% of Americans feel second-trimester abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, and 80% believe third-trimester abortions should be illegal in all or most cases. Another <\/span>poll<\/span><\/a> put the number of Americans opposing abortion past the first trimester at 84%.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/span>, however, responded to the implementation of Florida\u2019s law by publishing an <\/span>article<\/span><\/a> on July 2 bemoaning that Floridian \u201cwomen who want to end a pregnancy in their second trimester and don\u2019t have the resources to travel may turn to [abortion pills] long past the time they are considered safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The article quotes Dr. Daniel Sacks, a West Palm Beach OB-GYN, stating: \u201cThere are a lot of risks in taking the pills when you are far along. Women could run into all kinds of complications from a pregnancy that fails to abort completely. \u2026 The pills could work or they could lead to hemorrhaging or infection or even death.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There have indeed been <\/span>cases<\/span><\/a> where women have taken the abortion pill late in pregnancy, with tragic outcomes. The abortion pill is only approved for use by the FDA in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Four reasons to distrust UCSF\u2019s study alleging safety of \u2018no-test\u2019 abortion pill protocol<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yet even as it raises the alarm about the potential dangers of abortion pill use late in pregnancy, the <\/span>article<\/span><\/a> complains about Florida\u2019s law requiring an in-person visit with a doctor in order to obtain the pills. Until <\/span>recently<\/span><\/a>, this was a nation-wide requirement, designed to prevent women who have contraindications \u2013 such as ectopic pregnancy and advanced gestational age \u2013 from taking the abortion pill and facing potentially life-threatening complications.<\/span><\/p>\n

The article also provides subtle free advertising for <\/span>Aid Access<\/span><\/a>, an organization which prescribes abortion pills via telehealth appointments and mails them out of India \u2013 contravening many states\u2019 regulations on abortion pill prescription and distribution practices, including Florida\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So the <\/span>South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/span> is worried about women taking the abortion pill at advanced gestational ages, but they are opposed to laws which are designed to prevent that from happening<\/em>, and promote organizations which increase the potential incidence of the very thing they are wringing their hands over.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the <\/span>Sun Sentinel<\/span> really cares about women, it should support laws designed to protect them, and condemn organizations which put them at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Florida\u2019s law restricting most abortions to the first 15 weeks of pregnancy took effect on July 1. It reflects what the majority of American believe \u2013 namely, that abortion past the first trimester should be limited. 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