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US Catholic Bishops condemn FDA’s approval of abortion pill sale at pharmacies
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement following last week’s announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sale of abortion pills at pharmacies with a prescription.
“The FDA should protect the life and health of both mothers and children, not loosen safety standards under industry or political pressures,” Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, the chair of the bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said Friday. “We call on the administration to correct its policy priorities and stand with mothers in need.”
In the statement, Burbridge noted that the abortion pill continues to be dangerous to women, despite the fact that the FDA has loosened its restrictions. “The rate of serious complications after chemical abortion is considerably higher than after surgical abortion. Overturning the safety protocols around abortion-causing drugs to effectively make them available on demand at pharmacies, requiring no in-person medical supervision, facilitates the isolation of critically vulnerable pregnant women, and invites more risk, pain, and trauma. It may also result in new violations of conscience for pharmacy workers who cannot dispense such drugs.”
Often referred to as chemical abortion, the abortion pill is a two-step process that involves the drugs mifepristone, which blocks the action of the natural pregnancy hormone progesterone and starves the baby, and misoprostol, which is taken 25 to 72 hours after mifepristone and causes the uterus to contract and expel the baby. Studies have shown the abortion pill to be four times more dangerous than first-trimester surgical abortion, and it now accounts for more than half of the abortions that take place in the United States.
According to the FDA, the abortion pill is associated with 28 patient deaths* and has caused the deaths of an estimated 5.6 million preborn children since it was first approved in 2000.
Following the FDA announcement, CVS and Walgreens both announced plans to make the abortion pill available in their pharmacies. Pro-life activists have announced a boycott and nationwide protests against the pharmacies to take place on February 4.
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Abortion Pill·By Bridget Sielicki
US Catholic Bishops condemn FDA’s approval of abortion pill sale at pharmacies
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement following last week’s announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sale of abortion pills at pharmacies with a prescription.
“The FDA should protect the life and health of both mothers and children, not loosen safety standards under industry or political pressures,” Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, the chair of the bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said Friday. “We call on the administration to correct its policy priorities and stand with mothers in need.”
In the statement, Burbridge noted that the abortion pill continues to be dangerous to women, despite the fact that the FDA has loosened its restrictions. “The rate of serious complications after chemical abortion is considerably higher than after surgical abortion. Overturning the safety protocols around abortion-causing drugs to effectively make them available on demand at pharmacies, requiring no in-person medical supervision, facilitates the isolation of critically vulnerable pregnant women, and invites more risk, pain, and trauma. It may also result in new violations of conscience for pharmacy workers who cannot dispense such drugs.”
Often referred to as chemical abortion, the abortion pill is a two-step process that involves the drugs mifepristone, which blocks the action of the natural pregnancy hormone progesterone and starves the baby, and misoprostol, which is taken 25 to 72 hours after mifepristone and causes the uterus to contract and expel the baby. Studies have shown the abortion pill to be four times more dangerous than first-trimester surgical abortion, and it now accounts for more than half of the abortions that take place in the United States.
According to the FDA, the abortion pill is associated with 28 patient deaths* and has caused the deaths of an estimated 5.6 million preborn children since it was first approved in 2000.
Following the FDA announcement, CVS and Walgreens both announced plans to make the abortion pill available in their pharmacies. Pro-life activists have announced a boycott and nationwide protests against the pharmacies to take place on February 4.
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.
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Guest Articles: To submit a guest article to Live Action News, email editor@liveaction.org with an attached Word document of 800-1000 words. Please also attach any photos relevant to your submission if applicable. If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be notified within three weeks. Guest articles are not compensated (see our Open License Agreement). Thank you for your interest in Live Action News!
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