On January 22, 2020, the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, House Bill 5374 was introduced in the Michigan Legislature. This bill will ensure women who are prescribed the abortion pill are given information about the abortion pill reversal protocol. The bill’s lead sponsor is Representative Beth Griffin.
The abortion pill reversal protocol has been successful in saving the lives of more than 900 unborn children whose mothers regret beginning the abortion pill process. A recent study from the doctors pioneering the process showed it is effective up to 68 percent of the time.
The abortion pill regimen first uses RU-486 (mifepristone) to break down the connection between the baby and mother’s womb. 24 to 48 hours later, a second pill, misoprostol (cytotec), is given to induce contractions and expel the baby. The abortion pill reversal protocol uses the hormone progesterone to reverse the effects of RU-486, which is a progesterone blocker.
Progesterone is a common medical treatment used to prevent miscarriage and is effective in reversing abortion process after the first pill has been taken. Even without the progesterone, there is a small chance the baby would survive if the woman does not take the second pill. Once the second pill has been taken, however, the progesterone treatment would not be effective in reversing the abortion.
An unethical study led by abortion supporters was initiated in 2019 to criticize the abortion pill reversal process. The study was suspended because the participants had negative reactions to the abortion pill itself, but they implied the suspension was because of the effects of the progesterone treatment.
Despite the dangers of the abortion pill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the official range for using it up to 10 weeks of gestation. The need for available information about the abortion pill reversal protocol is even greater, because with the continuing increase in women using the abortion pill there will also be an increase in women regretting their decision.
This bill is entirely about informed consent—giving women information the abortion pill reversal protocol. Informed consent should be something that abortion supporters agree with in theory, since they claim to support every woman’s choice. However, in practice, the abortion industry opposes this bill because one of their motives is protecting the money they make from abortions. To protect their own bottom line, they refuse to admit that abortion regret is even a possibility.
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Chris Gast
Director of Communication/Education
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