Mifepristone is the most popular and prolific abortion drug in the United States. A new peer-reviewed study from Charlotte Lozier Institute scholars, however, suggests that the hundreds of thousands of women who down those abortion pills each year don’t feel fully informed about the physical, mental, and emotional effects linked to chemical abortion
The study notes informed consent is “a cornerstone of patient autonomy” and is allegedly heralded by abortion activist groups such as the National Abortion Federation. Yet many of the 362 women CLI surveyed after they took mifepristone reportedly desired more information about the risks and complications of abortion pills than they were offered when the drug was prescribed.
“Abortion symptoms and side effects for which women most frequently sought to gather information included pain, bleeding, failed or incomplete abortion, and desiring abortion pill reversal,” the researchers noted.
Similar complaints appeared on online search engines and in discussion forums, which researchers also reviewed as part of the study.
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