Abortion pill reversal (APR) has been available for over a decade. Women who regret taking the first of the two pills in the chemical abortion process can use APR to save their children's lives.
The chemical abortion process involves two pills. The first of these is mifepristone. This pill starves and suffocates an unborn child by blocking the flow of a pregnancy hormone called progesterone. Progesterone facilitates the flow of oxygen and nutrients from the mother to her child. The second pill in a chemical abortion, misoprostol, is taken after the child has died. It induces labor, thereby removing the aborted baby from the mother's womb.
APR works by administering additional progesterone to the mother after she has taken mifepristone. This can counteract the effects of mifepristone and prevent the child from starving or suffocating. The more quickly APR is attempted after a mother takes mifepristone, the more likely it is to save the child's life.
Recent data from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute indicates that the abortion pill regime accounts for over half of abortions in the US. Women who start those abortions and regret doing so have the opportunity to reverse that decision, and more institutions are making APR available for these women.
The Abortion Pill Rescue Network recently added several hospital systems that now offer APR protocol in their emergency departments.
"Hospital systems adding the APR protocol as an order set is a big win for women who are seeking reversal care," said Christa Brown, Senior Director of Medical Impact at the Abortion Pill Rescue Network.
"Women should never be forced to continue with an abortion they no longer desire, and immediate care is now available in some hospitals. Women who present in an emergency department of these hospitals can now rely on the APR protocol to be immediately available to them. We also have a number of other healthcare systems working to also add their hospitals to our growing list of providers who agree that APR is an appropriate and effective treatment for those having regret after taking the first abortion pill."
