The Abortion Pill is Dangerous — Now the FDA Has Approved a Generic Version of It

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved a generic version of mifepristone, an abortion drug that blocks the hormone progesterone to kill the baby by starving him of nutrients.

The new drug supposedly is lower cost and kills unborn babies through 10 weeks of pregnancy — but it’s no less dangerous for women.

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America (SBA) called the approval reckless.

“These dangerous drugs take the lives of unborn children, place women and underage girls at serious risk, empower abusers, and trample the pro-life laws enacted by states across the nation,” said SBA president Marjorie Dannenfelser.

What can pro-lifers do about it? Dannenfelser said that the FDA, at a minimum, must “immediately reinstate the commonsense safeguards that were in place during President Trump’s first term.”

What about states’ rights, particularly the ones that have restricted abortion? A number of states across the country have limited the killing. South Carolina, for example, has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in country, banning the procedure after six weeks.

“President Trump believes states have the right to pass and enforce pro-life protections,” Dannenfelser added. “Yet every day this right is being trampled upon by the abortion industry.”

From SBA:

Last month, [HHS secretary Robert] Kennedy cited data from the Foundation for the Restoration of America and the Ethics & Public Policy Center showing 11% of women experience severe adverse events like hemorrhaging, infection and sepsis. On Sept. 19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed it will conduct a study on the real-world harms of abortion drugs, responding to an inquiry last month from Republican attorneys general about the Biden administration’s rollback of safety protocols.

Ultimately, pro-lifers would like to see abortion end. We should be celebrating the miracle of creating life, not snuffing it out in the name of convenience.

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