{"id":297263,"date":"2023-08-30T08:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=297263"},"modified":"2023-08-29T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:47:47","slug":"three-million-abortion-tiktok-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/three-million-abortion-tiktok-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Three million people watched an abortion on TikTok, but they didn’t see the truth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman who shared her “first at-home abortion” with viewers recently on TikTok<\/a> has been receiving both criticism and praise. Yet the more than three million people who watched her initial video about her abortion experience never got to see the full truth.<\/p>\n

The abortion pill involves two drugs; the first is mifepristone, which counteracts the naturally-occurring pregnancy hormone progesterone. Without progesterone, the developing child will be deprived of nutrients and die. But even if mifepristone doesn’t cause the child’s death, the second drug, misoprostol, will cause contractions that will expel the baby.<\/p>\n

Abortion on TikTok<\/h3>\n

Monica, or @monicathehuman, shared the process of undergoing a chemical abortion in her TikTok video. She showed the steps given to her by Planned Parenthood, and explained that she took mifepristone while still at the abortion facility. She took ibuprofen and anti-nausea meds, and went on to show herself taking misoprostol, the second drug of the abortion pill regimen. She told viewers that she experienced pain throughout the night \u2014 though she never showed viewers that part of the experience. She also didn’t show the remains of the baby she passed, though it is unclear how far along she was in her pregnancy.<\/p>\n

In a separate video, Monica updated viewers regarding her follow-up appointment to ensure the “debris” had left her womb. Again, there was no discussion about her baby’s body.<\/p>\n

Monica’s abortion pill trauma story<\/h3>\n

But a different Monica also shared her at-home abortion pill story in a different way. Instead of glossing over the pain, Monica explained that she hurt so badly she was balled up on her bed, begging her boyfriend to turn on the bath for her. She climbed into the tub with her shirt and underwear still on. It was then that she felt a release of pressure.<\/p>\n

She screamed.<\/p>\n

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