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In reply to the discussion: For those of you wondering why they didn't use Planned Parenthood for their abortion [View all]Avalux
(35,015 posts)One drug disrupts the woman's hormones and causes her to expel the contents of her uterus. The other causes her cervix to soften and open slightly so that the content can pass through. Most of the time this process works well, but sometimes there are complications. If the contents are too large to pass through they may stay where they are, decaying. This can cause infection and other serious problems, like blood loss.
There is a reason these drugs, which equal a medical procedure, are given under a doctor's supervision - to protect the patient. It's not just taking a pill and that's it - easy!
The inability of people to separate patient safety from the abortion issue is mind-boggling. Do you agree that unqualified people should be able to perform medical procedures? The argument that abortion services may not have been available doesn't justify the mother's actions. She endangered her child's life.