By Dave Andrusko Once upon a time, the FDA had a very strict medical protocol about how the two-drug RU-486 abortion technique could be employed. Requirements about dosage, number of visits, how late in pregnancy the drugs (Mifepristone and Misoprostol] could be used,...
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Utah House passes measure requiring abortionists to be present when prescribing abortifacients
By Dave Andrusko On Tuesday the Utah House of Representatives voted to approve HB 154, a bill which (as the Associated Press explained) “mainly promotes the use of telemedicine, a growing practice in which doctors use images and webcams to consult with patients,...
Man who attempted to slip girlfriend abortifacient apprehended nine years later
By Dave Andrusko It was one of the very early cases of a boyfriend slipping his pregnant girlfriend an abortifacient, only this time, fortunately, Darshana Patel was suspicious and did not drink the smoothie that was laced with RU-486. This took place in Wisconsin in...
Number of chemical abortions growing in U.S., outpacing surgical abortions in many states
By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. This appeared in the November digital edition of National Right to Life News. Please share this, and all the other stories, op-eds, analyses, President’s column, and editorials with...
UNFPA Facilitates Access to Abortion Pills
Editor’s note. This appeared on the blog of the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues. A recently released official review of UNFPA--Evaluation of the UNFPA Support to Family Planning 2008-2013--reveals UNFPA's work to ensure that the drug Misoprostol is in on the...
Canadian Activists want limits lifted on newly legal abortion drug
By Teresa Mervar and James Schadenberg Editor's note. This appeared in the pro-life Canadian publication, The Interim. The president of the company that is the Canadian importer of the abortion drug Mifegymiso (also known as RU-486), filed a supplementary application...
The abortion pill as a form of penance?
By Sarah Terzo In an article in the Washington Post, author Hanna Rosin quotes abortion provider Kathy Rogers saying: [RU-486 is] not just a pill; it’s a process. And it’s not going to be fast or easy or simple. Rosin discusses why some women choose to undergo...
Very helpful primer on “Abortion Pill Reversal”
By Dave Andrusko NRL News Today and NRL News has each carried stories about “abortion pill reversal.” The most recent was on Monday. Tip of the hat to Live Action News for posting on its Facebook page a link to a brief video describing how this technique works. The...
Texas Planned Parenthood says 4-fold increase in chemical abortions since FDA relaxed protocol
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. If you want to peruse stories all day long, go directly to nationalrighttolifenews.org and/or follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/daveha Since pro-lifers have no insiders inside the Guttmacher Institute, we can only speculate why it...
Members of House and Senate ask for documents behind FDA change in FDA protocol
By Dave Andrusko If you click here, you can read the entire letter sent by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK), joined by 73 of their colleagues, to Dr. Robert M. Califf, M.D., the FDA’s Commissioner, “requesting information about the agency’s...