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Apr 21 2023
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Setback on Safety of Women’s Health

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SCOTUS decision to allow abortion pill’s distribution to continue is disappointing and dangerous 

 

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Washington, D.C. – On Friday, April 21, the Supreme Court made the choice to not uphold the Fifth Circuit’s Court decision to ban the use and distribution of Mifepristone, the dangerous chemical abortion drug.

 

“We are disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow an unproven and unsafe drug on the market in clear violation of federal law while the case against the FDA continues,” said Penny Nance, CEO & President of Concerned Women for America, the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization. “The law is clear, so we are confident of our ultimate victory. The FDA’s reckless disregard for women’s safety in the rushed approval of the abortion drug for political purposes will be exposed. But we are deeply saddened to see the Court ignore the untold number of women who will be at risk because the FDA decided to lower the standards of care to promote abortion to an ever-increasing number of women.

 

“Let’s be clear; there is nothing safe or effective about allowing people to perform their own DIY abortion. Approval of this drug would allow anyone anywhere to have an abortion without any in-person medical supervision, reliable in-person safeguards and checks, and without a routine medical examination.”

 

The plaintiffs in this case, including the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and other groups of doctors and national medical associations oppose the removal of safety precautions about this drug including that since 2021, it can be sent through the mail in clear violation of federal law.

 

“The FDA is not following its own standards and needs to answer for their reckless disregard for the women who take this drug,” continued Nance. “Americans who are concerned for the safety and well-being of young women and Republicans who claim to be pro-life should be taking this issue head on and clearly articulating that protecting the lives of women is one of their highest priorities.”

 

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Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) is the legislation and advocacy arm of Concerned Women for America. Concerned Women for America is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization with a rich 40-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy. 

Apr 19 2023
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Out Now: FDA and the Abortion Pill—What You Need to Know

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Last week, Concerned Women for America (CWA) hosted a webinar discussing the Food and Drug Administration and the recent ruling to halt abortion pill distribution by mail. Penny Nance was joined by CWA Legal Counsel Mario Diaz and CWA Director of Government Relations Alexandria McPhee to discuss what it will look like as this case heads to the United States Supreme Court.

 

Listen to the new episode below. Check out more Concerned Women Today podcasts here.

 

Apr 12 2023
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Abortion Drug is Not “Safe and Effective”

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For Immediate Release
April 12, 2023

Contact:  CWA Communications Team
[email protected]

MEDIA ADVISORY:

Abortion Drug is Not "Safe and Effective"

FDA’s removal of safety precautions on mifepristone violates original approval standards  

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, April 7, Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk blocked the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone because of the FDA’s removal of safety precautions and medical protocols, making it less safe and dangerous for women to take and undermining its legal obligation to protect women’s health, safety, and welfare.

 

Mifepristone is used to terminate a pregnancy up to ten weeks, but the lack of medical oversight and access to emergency medical assistance can be fatal to young women taking it alone and late in pregnancy. This drug blocks the mother’s natural production of “progesterone” for her child, cutting off blood and nourishment to the baby. The unborn child begins to starve to death. Between 24-48 hours later, the woman takes Misoprostol which causes the mother to contract and bleed to force the child out of the womb.

 

“Let’s be clear; there is nothing safe or effective about allowing people to perform their own DIY abortion,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization. “Approval of this drug would allow anyone anywhere to have an abortion without any in-person medical supervision, reliable in-person safeguards and checks, and without a routine medical examination.”

 

“The medical community has had concerns over these drugs for years as the FDA cut corners, ignored safety concerns, fast-tracked, and politicized the process when they approved mifepristone.”

 

The plaintiffs in this case, including the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and other groups of doctors and national medical associations oppose the removal of safety precautions about this drug including that since 2021, it can be sent through the mail in clear violation of federal law.

 

“The FDA is not following its own standards and needs to answer for their reckless disregard for the women who take this drug,” continued Nance. “Young women taking an abortion pill alone in their room with no medical supervision and access to medical care if there are complications is not a ” ‘safe and effective’ drug but can be fatal.

 

“Americans who are concerned for the safety and well-being of young women should be grateful that this judge had the courage to make this decision. And Republicans who claim to be pro-life should be taking this issue head on and clearly articulating that protecting the lives of women is one of their highest priorities.”

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Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) is the legislation and advocacy arm of Concerned Women for America. Concerned Women for America is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization with a rich 40-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.

Apr 23 2021
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Biden Administration Allows Doctors to Dispense Abortion Pill by Mail

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In light of COVID-19, the Biden Administration is temporarily allowing doctors to dispense the abortion pill by mail, making it a lot easier for women to perform at-home abortions.

This action will lift the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) former restrictions on abortion drugs and reverse a Trump Administration policy that was backed by the Supreme Court in January.

Current acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock informed the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) that allowing patients to receive abortion pills will not increase risks and will keep people safe from contracting the virus.[1]

Last year, ACOG requested that the FDA lift its requirement on the abortion drug, Mifepristone (also known as Mifeprex), arguing that the in-person requirement was unnecessary and placed patients and medical staff at risk of COVID-19.[2]

While ACOG and the FDA believe that it is unnecessary for abortion pills to be dispensed by a doctor in person, let’s just examine the FDA’s background on Mifepristone and what exactly it does to a woman and her baby.

FDA history:
Mifepristone was approved by the FDA in 2000 for up to 10 weeks’ gestation with an explicit warning that buyers should not purchase the drug over the Internet “because they will bypass important safeguards designed to protect their health.”

However, the FDA updated its website Tuesday, April 12, noting that it had conducted a “careful scientific review” of in-person and by-mail dispensing of the drugs “either by or under the supervision of a certified prescriber, or through a mail-order pharmacy when such dispensing is done under the supervision of a certified prescriber.”

“The FDA’s intent to exercise enforcement discretion with respect to these requirements during the public health emergency is the result of a thorough scientific review by experts within FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), who evaluated relevant information, including available clinical outcomes data and adverse event reports,” the FDA’s website said. [3]

What takes place during a medical or chemical abortion?
When a medical or chemical abortion takes place, Mifepristone is used together with another drug called Misoprostol (also known as Cytotec) to end the woman’s pregnancy.

In order to cut off blood and nourishment to her baby, Mifepristone will begin to block the mother’s natural production of “progesterone,” causing her child to starve to death.

Between 24-48 hours later, the woman will take Misoprostol which will cause her to contract and bleed in order to force the dead baby out of her womb. [4]

Several known risks of Mifepristone and Misoprostol include severe cramping, contractions, and heavy bleeding, as well as potential abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and excessive bleeding. However, one of the biggest concerns with the drug is that since it has only had approval since 2000 in the United States, women are being subjected to a medical event with unknown risks.

According to Live Action’s websites, maternal deaths have even occurred. [5]

Conclusion:
While “health experts” think that the risk of contracting COVID-19 outweighs the dangers of lifting restrictions on the abortion pill, we can see that increasing the ability to perform DIY abortions results in many health risks for mothers (known and unknown) and an increasing number of babies innocently murdered from abortion.

We must now more than ever not only stand up for the innocent unborn but also for women who are being deceived into believing that abortion is safe and that it is their only option.

[1] Alice Miranda Ollstein and Darius Tahir, “FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic,” Politico, 4/12/2021, https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/12/abortion-pills-481092

[2] Kate Smith, “Biden administration to lift abortion pill restriction amid pandemic, “ CBS News, 4/13/2021, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abortion-pill-restrictions-lifted-pandemic-fda/

[3] Mary Margaret Olohan, “Biden Administration Lifts Restrictions On Abortion Pill Despite Risks, Allows Them To Be Delivered By Mail,” The Daily Caller, 4/13/2021, https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/13/biden-fda-abortion-drugs-by-mail/

[4] Dr. Levatino and Live Action, “Abortion Procedures,” Abortion Procedures, a project of Live Action, https://www.abortionprocedures.com/abortion-pill/#1465365765676-e088639b-872e

[5] Ibid

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