Women who visit an emergency room for complications following a chemical abortion face an increased risk of more complications if they are misdiagnosed as having had a natural miscarriage.
A new study by the Charlotte Lozier Institute reveals that such patients are twice as likely to be admitted for surgery if they are not properly diagnosed in the first place.
The institute blames the abortion industry for counseling women that there is no need to tell emergency doctors that they used the abortion pill regimen.
Abortion Industry Cover-Up
“We are witnessing a cover-up by the abortion industry, aided by willing allies in the media and in politics,” according to Dr. James Studniciki, lead author of a peer-reviewed study. “Real world data shows that miscoding abortion pill complications as a miscarriage increases the risk for multiple hospitalizations and follow-up surgery.”
Dr. Studnicki added, “By encouraging women to conceal important information from their doctors, and recommending that pro-abortion doctors misreport these complications, both women’s health and our understanding of the risks of the abortion pill are put in jeopardy.
”Good science depends on reliable data. Good medicine depends on an accurate medical history. Abortion advocates are working to undermine both, and it is the women they claim to support who pay the price.”
New York Magazine’s recently published “Guide to Abortion Access” advises women who are experiencing abortion pill complications, “You are now having a miscarriage; everyone at the ER should treat you accordingly, so avoid mentioning abortion and the pills entirely.”
Dr. Ralph Bundy, an abortion doctor in Florida, discussing the issue with the Daily Kos said, “There’s no medical reason to tell a doctor about an abortion.”
Yet Lozier’s analysis of 423,000 confirmed abortions found:
- Of the women with miscoded abortion pill complications who were admitted to a hospital, 86% needed surgery to remove remains of their dead child.
- Women admitted to a hospital with miscoded abortion pill complications averaged more than three total hospital admissions over 30 days. That is 78% higher than the average number of admissions for women whose chemical abortions were accurately coded.
“Recent media coverage claiming that a natural miscarriage and an induced abortion are the same thing amount to encouraging medical malpractice. The abortion pill impairs the immune system, meaning that women experiencing complications have a higher risk of infection, including unusual sepsis (infection of the blood stream). The abortion pill also increases the risk of hemorrhage,” according to Dr. Ingrid Skop, Director of Medical Affairs at Lozier.
Other risks include nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; damage to the uterus; auto-immune disease; complications in future pregnancies; and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP), a rare blood condition that causes clots to form in blood vessels throughout the body.
Equally important is the fact that chemical—or surgical—abortions deny the Personhood of a precious pre-born child.
“I can’t understand why the abortion industry seeks to nullify and even exacerbate a woman’s grief and experience by telling her to conceal important and medically necessary information from her physician. The data is clear. Not telling your doctor that you have taken the abortion pill increases your health risks,” Dr. Skop added.
54% Dangerous Chemical Abortions
According to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, chemical abortions accounted for 54% of all abortions in the U.S. in 2020. That number is expected to dramatically increase in the wake of Roe vs Wade being overturned, since the pills can be easily obtained through an online doctor’s appointment and the abortion drugs being delivered at home.
Time’s up for hiding the truth. Women need to know the dangers of the abortion pill now more than ever. You can help by sharing this article with friends and your church.
Sources: lozierinstitute.org; guttmacher.com.
By Wayne DuBois
Georgia Right to Life
Media Relations Advisor