{"id":278119,"date":"2022-10-21T18:49:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T23:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=278119"},"modified":"2022-12-06T20:47:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T02:47:12","slug":"washington-post-inadvertently-exposes-dangers-abortion-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/washington-post-inadvertently-exposes-dangers-abortion-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post inadvertently exposes dangers and trauma of the abortion pill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An October 18 article in the Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0shines a light on the underground abortion pill network that is currently operating in America, as abortion supporters look for new ways to promote and access abortion post\u00a0Roe v. Wade<\/em>. But while the article attempts to paint this black market abortion network positively, portraying some of its international members as heroes fighting for a cause, it inadvertently exposes the reality of what abortion really is: a dangerous procedure that ends the life of a preborn child.<\/p>\n

The article features a 25-year-old woman named Monica, who lives in a state where preborn children are protected from abortion. When she experienced an unplanned pregnancy, Monica turned to the internet for help. \u201cI need advice[.] I am not prepared to have a child,\u201d she wrote on a Reddit forum. She titled her post, \u201cPLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!\u201d In response, she got a private message from someone who said they could mail her abortion pills from California.<\/p>\n

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“Do you still need Mifepristone? I live in California and have access to it. I could mail it to you asap for free,” the person wrote.<\/p>\n

The Post goes on to reveal that this network of mailing illegal abortion pills across state lines is far more nefarious than one stranger mailing medication to another. In fact, the network has international roots and is financially backed by large donors, who remain unnamed. The Post says it spoke with 16 people involved in an illegal abortion pill ring, and they\u00a0mention activity that is dangerous and breaks multiple laws.<\/p>\n

Abortion pill dangers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The abortion pill procedure is a two-part process that begins when a woman takes mifepristone, which blocks the pregnancy hormone progesterone and causes the lining of the woman\u2019s uterus to break down. This starves the baby of the nutrients he needs to survive. Sometime between several hours to up to two days later, the mother takes misoprostol, which triggers contractions and causes her to deliver the baby. This regimen can cause severe cramping, contractions, and heavy bleeding, as well as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, headaches, and potentially even death.<\/span><\/p>\n

The procedure is far riskier than many people realize. It is four times more dangerous<\/a> than first-trimester surgical abortion, and it has caused a massive increase in abortion-related\u00a0emergency room visits<\/a>. Complications related to its use are also likely severely underreported<\/a>, especially as instances like Monica’s arise, and women may be afraid or unwilling to admit that they’ve undergone a chemical abortion. Of course, by not telling doctors the truth, women are further putting their health in jeopardy.<\/p>\n