New Report: RU-486 Quietly Killing Women

By Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D. | July 15, 2011

The US Food and Drug Administration, which approved mifeprex for medical abortions, has just quietly released a new report showing how deadly their decision has turned out to be.

When the World Health Organization recently added misoprostol to its list of “essential” medicines, pro-life OB/GYNs welcomed its potential to stop post-partum bleeding but were wary of WHO’s decision.

Their fears are based upon the fact that misoprostol is already used as an abortofacient, including use by WHO personnel. How deadly this practice is for women is hard to say, since trails don’t have to be conducted for off-label usage.

The FDA’s report on deaths by mifeprex (RU-486) abortions in the US is one way to understand how how deadly misoprostol abortions might be in the US (where the ulcer drug is used for self-induced abortions) and throughout the world (now that it will be widely available for “unskilled” birth attendants subsequent to the WHO’s decision).

The best way to protect women now? Hold the birth attendants accountable. Nations must enact and enforce legal means to ensure that misoprostol is not used for purposes other than the prevention of post-partum hemmorhage.

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