Hey Jane, an organization that provides telemed abortion pills so that women can undergo abortions without leaving their homes or seeing a doctor, has announced that it will expand its services in New England.
The abortion business current services residents in Connecticut and Massachusetts, but will expand to the other New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island. All six New England states have liberal abortion laws and few protections for preborn children.
Chemical abortion via the abortion pill is now the most common method of abortion. With the two-drug regimen, the mother first takes mifepristone, which blocks the naturally occurring pregnancy hormone progesterone and causes the lining of a woman’s uterus to break down, starving the baby of the nutrients it needs to survive. She later took misoprostol, which triggered contractions and bleeding, causing her to deliver the child.
When women do this procedure at home, without any medical supervision, they deliver the baby by themselves, alone. Live Action’s I Saw My Baby campaign shared many of the heartbreaking and tragic stories of women who experienced trauma, pain and regret after taking the abortion pill and seeing their dead child.
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The abortion pill also carries the risk of many complications and can cause severe cramping, contractions, and heavy bleeding, as well as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and headaches. Death is also a possible but rare side effect. Studies have shown that it is four times more dangerous than first-trimester surgical abortion.
In addition, this “no-test” protocol when prescribing the abortion pill does not require the use of ultrasound, diagnostic tests, blood tests, or examinations. The preborn child’s gestational age is therefore based on the woman’s “best guess,” leaving her at risk for potentially fatal complications — such as ectopic pregnancy. Taking the abortion pill beyond the approved pregnancy limit can also increase a woman’s risk of complications.
Although virtual abortion businesses like Hey Jane tout the “no-test” protocol as patient-oriented and a time-saver, it’s dangerous for women to take the pill without a doctor’s direct supervision. Studies have shown that about 6% who take the regimen experience complications severe enough to require an emergency room or urgent care visit.
Although telemedicine clinics claim serving women in rural areas as a benefit, these same women are more likely to be farther from a hospital or urgent care facility when taking the abortion pill and thus may face more risks when complications arise.
