Facts That You Must Know About Medical Abortion Pills

By Alxa Roffel


There are a lot of pharmaceuticals that use Mifepristone as a very effective drug to get rid of pregnancy and as an effective abortion drug that can be used during the first trimester of the gestation period. The process it follows is directly preventing the progesterone receptors inhibiting the production of the hormone and therefore is considered to be used as an emergency contraceptive pills preferred to be consumed in smaller doses.

Mifepristone is popular as the scientific name of the drug, however, the drug is also popular by its manufacturing name i.e. RU-486, that was founded by Roussel Uclaf. France is known as the first country that provided the abortion pill initially, after which it also began to be sold in different parts of the world.

This drug is known to have a abortifacient property, which is formed by the combination of mifepristone and misoprostol drug, which is majorly available in most part of the United States since a long time now. This is definitely considered as a safer option when compared to the surgical procedures that were used earlier and is being followed by several women since a decade.

Then you have the induced abortion method, where the abortions are done using the medical methods. Here there are two type of medical methods used, which includes therapeutic abortion and the elective abortion. The former is opted when there are concerns about the mother's health and the abortion becomes very essential. It is also considered as a viable option when the foetus is genetically abnormal and this might reduce development or lead to death. This type of method is also preferred when there are multiple births and the number of births has to be reduced to ensure the mother's safety.

Next you have the elective abortion method, which is often opted by the mother for several reasons and this therefore is known to face a lot of controversies and negative reviews too. There are different methods of getting an elective abortion; it includes surgical method, chemical method and the herbal method. Herbal method was long ago stopped even before getting the abortions done became legal. Herbs like pennyroyal and tansy were used to get rid of the foetus in the body; this was known to have a lot of risks.

Then there was the surgical method that has become very popular among the folks and it can be used depending on the stage of pregnancy the process occurs. Accordingly, in the first trimester, the manual vacuum aspiration, electric vacuum aspiration or the dilation and curettage is performed. If the gestation period has passed the second trimester dilation and curettage process is recommended.

Even though the drug has become a successful method to get rid of abortion, it is still surrounded by a lot of controversies and vivid feedbacks. There are a lot of activists and social groups that have been protesting against its usage, approval by the government and there are a lot of people that are still trying their best to get it removed. The major facts that led to these controversies are the ethical issues with the process of abortion and also due to the safety concerns that comes along with it that involves adverse reactions that can also lead to death.

Concerning this there was an act formed under the name UR-486 Suspension and Review Act. It is also found that religious communities too have protested against the usage of mifepristone, in various parts of the world. Therefore, it becomes very important to ensure that the drug is sold after proper administration from a professional medical specialist.




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