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After 2 More Deaths, Planned Parenthood Alters Method for Abortion Pill
www.nytimes.com ^ | March 18, 2006 | GARDINER HARRIS

Posted on 03/20/2006 5:40:00 AM PST by Pharmboy

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To: Pharmboy
This is new...PP seems interested in the health of the mother.

Business 101: Do not kill repeat customers. Only their innocent children.

21 posted on 03/20/2006 7:30:13 AM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of an 2 year old son with Down Syndrome)
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To: Mo1
I see big time lawsuits in Plan Parenthood's future by ignoring the warnings

Don't. The courts, as a whole, give many allowances to abortion providers, allowances not granted any other "industry" (though a sick industry it is that makes a buck by murdering the innocent). The courts will let Planned Barrenhood off scott-free.

22 posted on 03/20/2006 7:43:37 AM PST by SeƱor Zorro ("The ability to speak does not make you intelligent"--Qui-Gon Jinn)
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To: Pharmboy

RU-486 is one of the legacies of Slick Willy. One of the last things he did in his failed presidency is to fast-track RU-486 through for approval.


23 posted on 03/20/2006 7:57:24 AM PST by Mogollon
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To: Pharmboy

Whose brilliant idea was it to introduce/deliver the medicine vaginally?!!!!!!


24 posted on 03/20/2006 7:59:12 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Pharmboy
Clostridium sordellii

THIS is the "toxic shock" death bacteria..... whadda surprise that Planned Parenthood literally opened up the floodgates with promoting this method - this has LAWSUIT written all over it. I hope the relatives of these women file wrongful death lawsuits.

25 posted on 03/20/2006 8:01:39 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: linda_22003

Thank you for clearing this up with confused posters! I see people here getting the two mixed up all the time, when all it takes is a bit of reading. The two are very different and I can't understand how people get them confused.


26 posted on 03/20/2006 8:01:57 AM PST by coop71 (Being a redhead means never having to say you're sorry...)
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To: coop71

Pill. Abortion. That's about as deep as it goes sometimes. :-\


27 posted on 03/20/2006 8:05:18 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: Pharmboy
A Fatal Case of Clostridium sordellii Septic Shock Syndrome Associated With Medical Abortion

BACKGROUND: Clostridia bacteria are infrequent human pathogens. In the obstetric and gynecologic literature, Clostridium sordellii infections have been very rarely reported. This is a case of infection following medical termination of early pregnancy with mifepristone and misoprostol.

CASE: A 27-year-old woman presented for termination of pregnancy at 5.5 weeks from her last menstrual period. She received mifepristone 200 mg orally followed by 800 µg vaginal misoprostol. Three days after administration of misoprostol, she complained of dizziness, pelvic pain, and bleeding. The next day, she experienced worsening of symptoms and was hospitalized. She developed pulmonary edema, ascites, and heart failure. Despite supportive measures, antibiotics, and hysterectomy, she died 3 days later. The post mortem examinations indicated that death was caused by shock secondary to C sordellii infection.

CONCLUSION: The frequency of infection following medical abortion is low. The rapid and fatal course of this infection is similar to other obstetric and gynecologic cases reported in the literature. Although providers should remain vigilant to the possibility of infection following medical abortion, the overall proven safety of medical abortion remains the same.

28 posted on 03/20/2006 8:15:51 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Pharmboy; neverdem
Clostridium sordellii Toxic Shock Syndrome After Medical Abortion with Mifepristone and Intravaginal Misoprostol --- United States and Canada, 2001--2005

On July 22, this notice was posted as an MMWR Dispatch on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

On July 19, 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory regarding the deaths of four women in the United States after medical abortions with Mifeprex® (mifepristone, formerly RU-486; Danco Laboratories, New York, New York) and intravaginal misoprostol (1). Two of these deaths occurred in 2003, one in 2004, and one in 2005. Two of these U.S. cases had clinical illness consistent with toxic shock and had evidence of endometrial infection with Clostridium sordellii, a gram-positive, toxin-forming anaerobic bacteria. In addition, a fatal case of C. sordellii toxic shock syndrome after medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol was reported in 2001, in Canada (2). All three cases of C. sordellii infection were notable for lack of fever, and all had refractory hypotension, multiple effusions, hemoconcentration, and a profound leukocytosis. C. sordellii previously has been described as a cause of pregnancy-associated toxic shock syndrome (3).

Investigation by FDA, CDC, and state and local health departments into the two most recently identified U.S. deaths after medical abortion is ongoing. Empiric therapy for patients suspected of having postpartum or postabortion toxic shock syndrome should include antimicrobials with anaerobic activity against Clostridium species. Health-care providers are encouraged to report any cases of postpartum or postabortion toxic shock syndrome to their state or local health department and to CDC at telephone 800-893-0485. Cases potentially associated with use of mifepristone or misoprostol should also be reported through the FDA MedWatch system available at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html or telephone 800-FDA-1088.

29 posted on 03/20/2006 8:17:50 AM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Capagrl

That is pretty harsh...remember: most are scared kids who have been bombarded by "Abortion is Great!" messages since they've been born. However wrong-headed their decision was to abort their babies, they still didn't deserve to die.


30 posted on 03/20/2006 8:35:43 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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To: Pharmboy

Pray for these babies. What a terrible war they are fighting.


31 posted on 03/20/2006 8:37:27 AM PST by sweetiepiezer
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To: New Perspective

Incisive comment...


32 posted on 03/20/2006 8:38:48 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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To: Pharmboy

This is new...PP seems interested in the health of the mother.

 

They couldn't care less about human beings. Their concern is bad PR, and continued funding for their ongoing socialist experiment.

33 posted on 03/20/2006 8:42:29 AM PST by Fintan (Hey, you can't make this stuff up.)
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To: Pharmboy

No way. PP is only interested in covering their own arse.


34 posted on 03/20/2006 8:53:15 AM PST by I'm ALL Right!
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To: I'm ALL Right!; Fintan

I should have put a /sarcasm tag on my comment. They are a despicable organization from so many standpoints...


35 posted on 03/20/2006 9:00:23 AM PST by Pharmboy (The stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones.)
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To: Paulus Invictus
"Shouldn't we be shouting at Congress and PP, Hey, hey, How many babies did you kill today"

My fear is that this will get swept under the rug. I think that PP is more concerned with protecting their "right" to abort babies. They'll attempt to claim these deaths as unrelated, or malpractice, which it seems they're already doing. If the families of these women are strong pro choice advocates, I wouldn't be surprised if they are easily hushed. To be vocal would hurt their cause.
36 posted on 03/20/2006 10:48:27 AM PST by Conservative Texan Mom (I moved to Arkansas and some of the rumors are true!)
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To: Capagrl

Darwin at work.


37 posted on 03/20/2006 10:50:43 AM PST by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: linda_22003
Also, ask the administration why the budget proposed by the President maintains (and sometimes increases) the amount.

Because he clearly supports the widespread us of, and has used himself, birth control devices such as those PP pushes. A real shame, given the good example set by his parents.

38 posted on 03/20/2006 10:54:13 AM PST by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Pharmboy; Capagrl
That is pretty harsh...remember: most are scared kids who have been bombarded by "Abortion is Great!" messages since they've been born. However wrong-headed their decision was to abort their babies, they still didn't deserve to die.

"Whosoever sheds a man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for man was made in the image of God." (Genesis 9.6).

Where is the "didn't deserve to die for killing their own unborn child" escape clause there? And when did God suddenly lose His sovereignty to unilaterally punish grevious sin with death?

39 posted on 03/20/2006 10:57:49 AM PST by Hermann the Cherusker
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My 3 year old daughter, asked my wife and I what an abortionist is while overhearing us talk, and upon being told "an abortionist is a man who goes and kills babies inside their mommy's tummy" was then quizzed by me about "should it be okay to kill little babies inside their mommy's tummy?" instinctually knew enough to say "no" and "abortionist not a nice man" with a look of horror, revulsion, and fear.

If a 3 year old can figure it out, I'm sure 15 year olds and 25 year olds can too.


40 posted on 03/20/2006 11:02:57 AM PST by Hermann the Cherusker
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