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WATCH: Social media influencers are being paid to market the abortion pill
Live Action's Sami Parker recently uncovered a new social media trend — influencers are being paid to promote their abortions.
In an episode of Human Matters with Sami Parker, Parker reveals a trend she's found on social media of women who are partnering with the abortion business Carafem to have at-home abortions.
Parker questions if the women are faking having abortions or if they were pregnant and contacted Carafem to get the abortion pill for free.
The women often show themselves preparing for their abortions, discussing what to wear to be comfortable and what items a woman can buy at Target ahead of her abortion.
What the videos don't show is the bleeding, cramping, and trauma of those who see their babies after they are aborted.
In a video for Human Matters, Parker explained that it "appears" women are being paid to make content out of their abortions. Carafem, which sells the abortion pill both in person and via the mail, is the primary business behind the ads.
In one, the woman, with "carafem.org" written across her entire video, says:
"Let's get ready for my at-home abortion with Carafem. You're probably wondering, 'What should I wear for an at-home abortion?' Well, you can wear whatever you want, but I prefer pajamas. Choosing an at-home abortion with Carafem allows you to be as comfortable as you want in whatever you want. So if you're seeking abortion care, reach out to Carafem today."
Another woman, Liz, shares:
"... I had an abortion. The package from Carafem includes helpful things like mints, tea, a hot pack, a pad, and nausea medication. And I just wanna grab a couple more things so I can make sure I am prepared and comfortable during my medication abortion.
Now that I'm home and unpacking my self-care items from Target and I'm looking over the items from Carafem, I know that I am ready for my medication abortion in the comfort of my own apartment."
Liz holds up a plastic Ziploc bag in which Carafem has allegedly shipped the abortion pill. "That does not give legitimate pharmacy vibes to me, but not that that's the point," commented Parker. She added:
"If you are being paid for content, you typically need to put that you are a partner with this brand or that it's an ad somewhere in the video or in the caption.
And if you don't know, all of these videos have #carafempartner in their caption.
Parker highlights a third woman, who makes what she calls an abortion "short film" as a "Wes Anderson trend." Like the other videos, it showed nothing about the actual abortion process. Parker noted that it's unlikely the women would say anything negative about their experiences because they were being paid:
"They are paying you for a video that incentivizes the public to purchase their product.
Now with that in mind, notice that these women did not show the part where they cramped, bled out in the toilet or the bathtub, and then expelled their dead baby. That was not shown. I don't even know if it was discussed.
All that was shown was the cozy part, the snacks, the fun little self-care kit, the trip to Target. That's it."
Parker also questions the legitimacy of the posts and whether the women are "faking taking the abortion pills for content, or are they pregnant, planning to buy an abortion pill already, and then reaching out to Carafem and asking if they can get a free pill in exchange for a promotional video?"
So are these video creators being deceptive? Have they actually taken the pills? Or are they actually seeking to profit financially off of killing their babies in the womb? The answer is unclear.
Parker also uncovered a video from an OB/GYN who promoted Carafem, saying she was "absolutely obsessed" with the abortion business's billboard. But Carafem commented on the video, writing, "Absolutely obsessed with our partnership." This exposes her as a doctor who is being paid to promote pills that are used to kill preborn children and that carry significant risks to women.
She's promoting DIY abortions — exactly what pro-abortion advocates rallied against for decades. But now that they found a way to make money off DIY abortions, they seem to be in favor of them.
Parker pointed out:
"Abortion influencer doctors talk all the time about how you can order abortion pills online, and it's so easy, and it's so safe, but something I've genuinely never heard them talk about is how risky it is... abortion pill manufacturers claim that only .5% of women who take the abortion pill experience a serious adverse reaction.
They rely on the results of 10 clinical trials with a total of 30,966 participants from over a decade ago. This was before mail-order abortion pills were available. This was also before abortion pill safeguards were largely relaxed as they are today. It is outdated information at best."
A more recent analysis of real-world insurance claims data for 865,727 women who were given mifepristone, the first drug of the abortion pill regimen, revealed a serious adverse event rate of 10.93%. That would mean that one in 11 women who took the abortion pill required a visit to the ER or urgent care.
"Maybe this is a stretch," said Parker, "but that doesn't really sound like something people should be paid to promote online with a fun and casual video. It also doesn't sound like something people should be able to order online at all."
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·Abortion Pill·By Nancy Flanders
WATCH: Social media influencers are being paid to market the abortion pill
Live Action's Sami Parker recently uncovered a new social media trend — influencers are being paid to promote their abortions.
In an episode of Human Matters with Sami Parker, Parker reveals a trend she's found on social media of women who are partnering with the abortion business Carafem to have at-home abortions.
Parker questions if the women are faking having abortions or if they were pregnant and contacted Carafem to get the abortion pill for free.
The women often show themselves preparing for their abortions, discussing what to wear to be comfortable and what items a woman can buy at Target ahead of her abortion.
What the videos don't show is the bleeding, cramping, and trauma of those who see their babies after they are aborted.
In a video for Human Matters, Parker explained that it "appears" women are being paid to make content out of their abortions. Carafem, which sells the abortion pill both in person and via the mail, is the primary business behind the ads.
In one, the woman, with "carafem.org" written across her entire video, says:
"Let's get ready for my at-home abortion with Carafem. You're probably wondering, 'What should I wear for an at-home abortion?' Well, you can wear whatever you want, but I prefer pajamas. Choosing an at-home abortion with Carafem allows you to be as comfortable as you want in whatever you want. So if you're seeking abortion care, reach out to Carafem today."
Another woman, Liz, shares:
"... I had an abortion. The package from Carafem includes helpful things like mints, tea, a hot pack, a pad, and nausea medication. And I just wanna grab a couple more things so I can make sure I am prepared and comfortable during my medication abortion.
Now that I'm home and unpacking my self-care items from Target and I'm looking over the items from Carafem, I know that I am ready for my medication abortion in the comfort of my own apartment."
Liz holds up a plastic Ziploc bag in which Carafem has allegedly shipped the abortion pill. "That does not give legitimate pharmacy vibes to me, but not that that's the point," commented Parker. She added:
"If you are being paid for content, you typically need to put that you are a partner with this brand or that it's an ad somewhere in the video or in the caption.
And if you don't know, all of these videos have #carafempartner in their caption.
Parker highlights a third woman, who makes what she calls an abortion "short film" as a "Wes Anderson trend." Like the other videos, it showed nothing about the actual abortion process. Parker noted that it's unlikely the women would say anything negative about their experiences because they were being paid:
"They are paying you for a video that incentivizes the public to purchase their product.
Now with that in mind, notice that these women did not show the part where they cramped, bled out in the toilet or the bathtub, and then expelled their dead baby. That was not shown. I don't even know if it was discussed.
All that was shown was the cozy part, the snacks, the fun little self-care kit, the trip to Target. That's it."
Parker also questions the legitimacy of the posts and whether the women are "faking taking the abortion pills for content, or are they pregnant, planning to buy an abortion pill already, and then reaching out to Carafem and asking if they can get a free pill in exchange for a promotional video?"
So are these video creators being deceptive? Have they actually taken the pills? Or are they actually seeking to profit financially off of killing their babies in the womb? The answer is unclear.
Parker also uncovered a video from an OB/GYN who promoted Carafem, saying she was "absolutely obsessed" with the abortion business's billboard. But Carafem commented on the video, writing, "Absolutely obsessed with our partnership." This exposes her as a doctor who is being paid to promote pills that are used to kill preborn children and that carry significant risks to women.
She's promoting DIY abortions — exactly what pro-abortion advocates rallied against for decades. But now that they found a way to make money off DIY abortions, they seem to be in favor of them.
Parker pointed out:
"Abortion influencer doctors talk all the time about how you can order abortion pills online, and it's so easy, and it's so safe, but something I've genuinely never heard them talk about is how risky it is... abortion pill manufacturers claim that only .5% of women who take the abortion pill experience a serious adverse reaction.
They rely on the results of 10 clinical trials with a total of 30,966 participants from over a decade ago. This was before mail-order abortion pills were available. This was also before abortion pill safeguards were largely relaxed as they are today. It is outdated information at best."
A more recent analysis of real-world insurance claims data for 865,727 women who were given mifepristone, the first drug of the abortion pill regimen, revealed a serious adverse event rate of 10.93%. That would mean that one in 11 women who took the abortion pill required a visit to the ER or urgent care.
"Maybe this is a stretch," said Parker, "but that doesn't really sound like something people should be paid to promote online with a fun and casual video. It also doesn't sound like something people should be able to order online at all."
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
Contact editor@liveaction.org for questions, corrections, or if you are seeking permission to reprint any Live Action News content.
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