RU 486 abortion pill unsafe despite media reports
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Washington D.C., Aug 17, 2007 / 09:40 am (CNA).- A recent study appearing in the August 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that the abortion drug RU486 is as safe as having a surgical abortion. However, the study is being spun in favor of the abortion industry by the mainstream media.

The study has concluded that the risk to future pregnancies after a RU486 abortion versus a surgical abortion is equal. Journalists have interpreted the finding to mean that the abortion drug is safe, when in fact, neither is ever safe.
 
It is a leap in logic to say that both methods are safe, says Operation Rescue Senior Policy Advisor Cheryl Sullenger.

"Women are dying at an alarming rate from RU486 abortions and its widespread misuse in the abortion industry,” she told LifeSiteNews.com.

"Women who have had abortions have greater risks of miscarriage and infertility than women who have not had abortions,” she added.

Sullenger noted that the study did not compare women who had RU486 abortions with women who did not have any abortions. 

“It is no accident that the study refused to compare these two groups of women, because we know they would have found that abortion hurts women, and that is obviously a conclusion that they did not want to reach," Sullenger was quoted as saying.

RU486 is a drug approved for aborting children who are at six weeks or less in their development. Three office visits are usually required for this kind of abortion. Some reports indicate that RU486 has a 15% failure rate, and that many women who receive the drug must also have a surgical abortion to completely remove the pre-born baby and other pregnancy tissue.

"Hiding the possibility of RU486's life-threatening dangers from women really shows that there is more concern [among the media] for selling abortions than for protecting and informing women,” Sullenger continued. “This misinformation campaign is really a horrific thing when you think about it that could needlessly cost women's lives."

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Subscriber comments:
Published by: Sheryl
NY, NY 12/11/2008 10:04 PM EST
I terminated a pregnancy with RU486. It was an awful experience, and I had terrible side effects. I would not recommend it to anyone. I left the abortion clinic with strong pain killers and was told to take them right away to ensure I felt no pain. I felt a large amount of pain and became very ill that I could not leave my home for 2 days. I did not have a menstrual cycle for over a year; gained 30ibs in 2 months, bleed for 4 months, had no sex drive for 9 months, and was extremely depressed for almost a year. Side effects were not explained, and after two year my body is not back to normal.
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