Posted on 02/24/2010 5:41:23 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
(Newser) Angie Jackson wants to take the veil off of abortion. The blogger and mother of one became pregnant when her IUD failed, found out too late to take the morning-after pill, but because of health risks has turned unapologetically to RU-486, or Plan B. And she's live-tweeting the entire experience.
Im doing this to de-mystify abortion, she says, so other women know, Hey, its not nearly as terrifying as I had myself worked up thinking it was.
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Ahh, the fruits of femisism....
Me too!!! I can’t remember the whole thing but, seems like the abortion pill process is over several days. Pills and shots. Not sure when she started the process. It’s truly sickening that ABC is going to have her on. I thought I could scan down through her tweets but, found after only reading a few, I could no longer stomach being there. God bless that precious baby, poor little thing.
Medical Abortion (brand name Mifeprex) is a form of early abortion caused by the combination of two medications, mifepristone and misoprostol that is an option for women who are 8 weeks pregnant or less. Also known as RU486 or medication abortion.
During the first appointment at the clinic you receive the mifepristone pill to take orally. Then 24 to 72 hours later, in the privacy of your own home, you take the the second medication, misoprostol. Misoprostol causes contractions resulting in a miscarriage. When used in combination, mifepristone and misoprostol are 95-97% effective within two weeks. Mifepristone and misoprostol are FDA approved.
Upon taking mifepristone at the clinic you may begin to bleed. As each woman's body is different, bleeding varies from woman to woman. Some may experience light bleeding much like spotting towards the end of a menstrual period. Others have heavier bleeding like their regular menstrual period, or like a heavy period. Some women do not experience any bleeding until taking the misoprostol.
Upon taking the second medication misoprostol tablet, cramping, bleeding, and clotting may begin as soon as 20 minutes. Within the next 6 to 8 hours, most women will miscarry. Cramping may come in waves with increasing and decreasing intensity. You can expect bleeding heavier than a menstrual period with large clots. During this time, you will pass the embryo although you may not see it since it is very small. The amount of bleeding when using the Medical Abortion is greater than with aspiration abortion.
I have had 3 miscarriages, bled badly each time, the last time I hemorrhaged and almost bled to death.
I can't even believe they allow this pill. How stupid is the FDA anyway?
This is the woman doing a medical abortion. She's actually youtubing herself. I can't believe it. She keeps saying that medically it's dangerous for her to carry this baby to full term but, never says why. I can't imagine taking this pill is any safer. She also says that this isn't a baby she's aborting. This truly is sickening.
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