(Oregon Right to Life) — 6,000 babies have been saved from chemical abortions thanks to the Abortion Pill Rescue Network (APRN), according to a new report.
Heartbeat International, a pro-life organization that currently manages APRN and supports more than 2,000 pro-life pregnancy resource centers in 50 countries around the world, noted in a November 20 press release that the 6,000 babies saved “represent lives that the world once counted as abortion statistics.”
“Each life is precious and filled with promise and potential that, if not for the expedient work of the APRN, might not have had that second chance,” Jor-El Godsey, president of Heartbeat International, said in the press release. “What a joy to celebrate this milestone of so many lives saved that they would overflow a concert hall!”
“Today we celebrate 6,000 children, all made perfectly in the image of our God!” Christa Brown, Senior Director of Medical Impact for Heartbeat International, commented in the press release “We are thankful for each of them and their brave mothers who, at one point, felt there was no other way and sadly started an abortion. Quickly, with deep regret, they realized the value of the life they carried and wanted a new plan—and the APRN was there to help.”
Chemical abortions have become increasingly popular in recent years, and the FDA has loosened regulations that previously limited their prescription and distribution. Last year, more than 60% of all U.S. abortions were committed using the two-drug abortion pill regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol. Mifepristone (also known as RU-486 or simply “the abortion pill”) functions by blocking the action of progesterone, a life-sustaining hormone for the developing life in the womb. Misoprostol is then taken to expel the tiny, deceased human being.
Women who regret beginning the chemical abortion process can take progesterone within 24–72 hours after taking mifepristone (but before taking misoprostol) to stop the deadly effects, a protocol known as Abortion Pill Reversal (APR). A 2018 peer-reviewed study on the use of progesterone to reverse the effects of mifepristone estimated a 64–68% success rate.
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“If someone takes poison and they call Poison Control, don’t they offer information on how to reverse the poison?” Board-certified OBGYN and fertility counselor Dr. Monique Ruberu said in a September interview with Live Action founder Lila Rose. “The RU-486 [abortion] pill is just blocking progesterone to the baby. The RU-486 doesn’t cause any genetic anomalies for the baby, it doesn’t destroy the baby in any way other than cutting off its progesterone supply.”
Ruberu said having low progesterone levels is a frequent cause of miscarriage for pregnant women. By simply prescribing the life-sustaining hormone and carrying out appropriate medical observation, she said she has been able to save the pregnancies of mothers at risk of miscarriage.
“In the same way that I would treat someone in my office who has a history of low progesterone … the option is to take progesterone to make sure that that baby has an abundance of progesterone available to it,” she said. “And then, when the body has cleansed out the RU-486, we continue to monitor that mom’s progesterone levels, and make sure that baby has adequate progesterone. And time and time again, we have seen babies who have survived this.”
Despite the reported efficacy—and safety—of APR in reversing the chemical abortion process, pro-abortion leaders, including the attorneys general of New York and California, have attempted to stop the promotion of APR. The pro-abortion American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) says the protocol “fails to meet clinical standards.” But pro-life advocates say APR works and should be available to moms who regret starting the chemical abortion regimen.
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“[A]bortion activists and some public officials continue to question abortion pill reversal, even taking legal actions against Heartbeat International and some pregnancy help organizations in an attempt to block access to help for women who regret starting a chemical abortion,” Heartbeat International said in its press release. “However, these efforts have not deterred the network from answering calls for help in all 50 states and 93 countries.”
To learn more about the Abortion Pill Rescue Network, go to heartbeatinternational.org/our-work/apr.
If you or someone you know needs abortion pill reversal, visit abortionpillreversal.com.
