Of course. The abortion pill is a ton of progesterone. Even if you are not pregnant, a ton of progesterone brings on nausea and heavy cramping, then gushing bleeding. Even if you are not pregnant. Anyone who has had unsuccessful IVF cycles knows this. To end the cycle (again, where you didn’t get pregnant), the doctor will of course want you starting very fresh with your next uterine cycle.
Also, this woman was pregnant. So she has to pass through her cervix the expelled fetus etc. it’s pretty horrible depending how far along she was.
With that said, I’m all for giving this drug to a victim of rape. She would take them right away within 72 hrs after the rape and would not be passing a fetus. It would remove her uterine lining making a pregnancy in the Fallopian tube in the next week have no chance of implanting. Most likely there never was a pregnancy so she doesn’t need to feel guilty.
Mifepristone kicks off abortion by blocking progesterone, the natural hormone that maintains the pregnancy. Progesterone can be administered to reverse the effect of the abortion pill, if it is taken soon enough.
This is important for women to know. Keep this hotline number handy:
This is a prolife group which maintains a list of good, ethical OB/BYNS who will assist women with a safe protocol to reverse the abortion pill, if the woman changes her mind and wants to save her baby.
I wanted to make that clear so women aren't afraid to take prescribed progesterone to safeguard their early pregnancies.