NYT writer: 2nd trimester chemical abortions “not happening”
by Kelli
One of the tricky parts about medical abortion is that these drugs work all the way through a pregnancy, although they become less effective and the rate of complication rises in the course of pregnancy. So it is not recommended to have a second-trimester medical abortion without the supervision of a doctor. It’s not as if someone couldn’t try. But it is certainly a risk. It’s not happening, but theoretically it could.
There’s also a deeper question here. If you know there is a risk someone can misuse a drug, what do you do about it? One of the things that people who advocate for medical abortions say is that there are drugs like Tylenol on the shelves of every pharmacy that anyone could buy and overdose on and kill themselves. You can buy bleach. It doesn’t mean we make those substances unavailable.
What do you do with the possibility that women might misuse these drugs? Do you take it away from them? Or do you trust them?
~ New York Times writer Emily Bazelon, responding to the question, “Could the women who are requesting abortion drugs from Women on Web lie about how far along in their pregnancies they are?”, as quoted in “Behind the Cover Story: Emily Bazelon on Medical Abortion Through the Mail,” The 6th Floor, September 1
[Photo via The 6th Floor]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
“So it is not recommended to have a second-trimester medical abortion without the supervision of a doctor. It’s not as if someone couldn’t try. But it is certainly a risk. It’s not happening, but theoretically it could.”
Not happening? More like “Would your paper or any MSM report it?” Bet NOT!
No…. we should not trust the general population with dangerous prescription drugs. This has been common wisdom in modern medical practice, and it has served us well.
So why should abortion drugs be any different? Women have already died from these, and many more will die without reasonable medical controls.
But to people like Mizz Bazelon, abortion is so important that we must take great risks and endanger women.
Somebody’s daughter will die, and she doesn’t care.
Same old pro-abort song…access trumps safety. Every. single. time. And yet they believe they are the compassionate ones. Pfft.
“Trust women”…tired of this meaningless refrain. Some women are NOT trustworthy. Some women are idiots. Some women are evil. Not all…I said SOME. Same as with men. You would never say “trust all people” because some people are not trustworthy. Some people are idiots. Some people are evil.
I don’t understand how just because I have a vagina it automatically means I’m trustworthy. I’d like to think I’m trustworthy because I have common sense and I behave ethically.
But then again–I’m pro-life so I’m just a man with breasts as the pro-aborts have said. The only REAL women are the ones misusing pills in order to kill their children. Got it.
If someone is planning to misuse a drug or bleach, it is a cry for help. It is her way of saying “I am feeling overwhelmed right now, I am not sure how to cope, my problem seems bigger than the resources I have.” If that is the scenario, we don’t just throw up our hands and say “Oh, well.” If we can prevent it, we act. We don’t trust suicidal people with the means to hurt themselves.
If a woman is planning to misuse an abortion drug and potentially harm herself in the process, there is something more going on than just a desire to no longer be pregnant. I would hope the Emily Bazelon’s of the world could see that.