Online Abortion Services are an Alternative, Study Says

According to a new research, online abortion services ca be an alternative when it comes to using unsafe methods to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy. The University of Texas carried out the research. During it, about 1,000 women had to answer some questions in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. All the woman had purchased abortion drugs online. The results of the survey said that about 95 per cent of those interventions were successful.

An alternative?

Still, some of the women who were questioned admitted that they still had to seek some medical assistance. Some needed blood transfusion while others needed a doctor to prescribe them antibiotics. None of the women who decided to follow this path died. The researchers used data which the women who took mifepristone and misoprostol to end the pregnancy provided. They never met with the woman in real life. In the United Kingdom for example, it is illegal for a woman to take abortion pills without medical approval. In Northern Ireland, it is a crime if a woman ends a pregnancy. This is acceptable only if her health or life is at risk. As for Republic of Ireland, this is legal only if the mother’s life is in danger.

It is worth noting that abortion medication can cause serious problems to women. Those include heavy bleeding, blood clots or even a high risk of infection. However, those findings have revealed that the women who preferred this way have identified any serious complications themselves. They also sought medical attention on time. So, the researchers’ conclusion was that the risk of complications when taking those drugs was low.

Researchers say it is safe. Anti-abortion groups disagree

However, anti-abortion groups are harshly criticizing this research. Precious Life’s director Bernadette Smyth is saying that safe abortion does not exist. Also, she stated that the group who conducted the research is putting the lives of women at risk by implementing the idea that it is safe to do so. The anti-abortion groups are saying that no women should ever take such pills without first asking for a doctor’s opinion. Also, to do such a thing at home is very risky and not safe at all for any woman.

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