Why Planned Parenthood's RU-486 Profits are Soaring and more...

"The RU-486 abortion pill was hailed as a "safe" way to end a pregnancy. But for hundreds of American women, an abortion by this method has meant emergency room visits for blood transfusions, emergency surgery, or treatment for serious, sometimes lethal infections…"

~ Cardinal William H. Keeler


Three weeks ago, a woman named Angie Jackson live-tweeted her RU-486 medical abortion obtained at Planned Parenthood. As Angie described her mental and emotional state, and detailed the pain and trauma of her experience, the story made national headlines, and captivated and horrified the nation.
Today, American Life League released its annual survey of Planned Parenthood locations. The American Life League report confirms that the nation’s largest abortion purveyor has increased the number of facilities committing medical abortions by 130 percent – even while the total number of Planned Parenthood facilities decline.
 
“While we are thrilled to see the number of Planned Parenthood affiliates and facilities declining, we are extremely dismayed to see Planned Parenthood continuing to build its abortion business by increasing the number of facilities administering deadly abortion pills,” said Rita Diller, national director of ALL’s Stop Planned Parenthood project (STOPP).


Why are "doctors" prescribing this "death pill" to women?
RU-486 can be fatal for the woman: 10 times more so than in the case of surgical abortion.

About ten years ago, when RU-486 first came out, I was handing out informational bro flyers to women outside a "Christian" hospital, explaining the dangers of this drug and many were amazed. They had no idea that such a drug existed and were outraged that this "Christian" hospital administered it and that they performed abortions. I encouraged them to write to their congressman and complain about this drug. I also wrote several letters to everyone I could think of and signed petitions.

How many women have already died since taking RU-486? It is difficult to say. Because there is no evidence of foul play, these deaths often go unreported. Since RU-486 was approved on Sept. 28, 2000, the drug has been linked to the deaths of at least 29 women and has caused more than 200 women to be hospitalized, 120 blood transfusions and over 1,050 adverse complications.

The FDA compromised the approval process, at the urging of the Clinton administration.

It was done under the "Accelerated Approval of New Drugs for Serious or Life-threatening Illnesses." In order to do this, the FDA had to classify "the termination of an unwanted pregnancy" as "a serious condition." This designation allows the FDA to approve drugs that "could be harmful and ineffective" prematurely.


The FDA has demonstrated a pattern of approving and supporting reproductive drugs used only by women that end up being harmful and sometimes fatal to women. How many more women and infants in the womb have to die from this drug before the FDA pulls this dangerous drug off the market? 
Here is the answer:
“The abortion pill regimen, appearing under names such as mifepristone (RU-486) and methotrexate, is being pushed by Planned Parenthood in order to increase its abortion business, Diller said.  “Since Planned Parenthood charges about the same amount for medical abortion as surgical abortion, it stands to dramatically increase its profits from abortion by hawking the pills.  With an abortion pill, there is no need for a surgeon, surgical staff, a surgical suite and all the expenses those services entail.”
 
Even though the abortion pill experience is painful, protracted and often traumatic for the women who use it, as evidenced by Angie Jackson and a copycat inspired by her, Planned Parenthood continues to sell the pills to unsuspecting women. They take the first pill in the office, and then are sent home with the second pill and left on their own to deal with profuse bleeding and persistent pain.
Now Barack Obama wants to give Planned Parenthood and other abortuaries more power to kill and harm women and to murder babies under his "health care reform bill", which deceptively includes abortion under the guise of "community health care" -- $7 billion in funding for Community Health Centers -- something President Barack Obama expanded in his request for changes to the bill.



 
ALL’s report documents Planned Parenthood declining in all other areas examined.

 
In November 2009, Planned Parenthood had 96 affiliates, down three from the previous year.  The 2009 number reflects a 47-percent decline from 1987, when it boasted 181 affiliates. Planned Parenthood affiliates are self-governing corporations that operate local Planned Parenthood facilities under certification from Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s national office.
 
The 2009 report shows Planned Parenthood operating one less surgical abortion facility than it did in 2008.  Its non-express and express chemical abortion facilities, which distribute birth control products that, at least some of the time, can result in chemical abortions, both declined: There were 16 fewer non-express facilities and 11 fewer express chemical abortion facilities.
 
As of Nov. 30, 2009, Planned Parenthood was operating 817 facilities in the U.S., 27 fewer than at the end of 2008 and down 13 percent from the all-time high of 938 facilities in 1995.
 
 “Planned Parenthood’s flight from numerous communities and neighborhoods means that parents and grandparents can rest more peacefully in the knowledge that Planned Parenthood is no longer lurking around the next corner, waiting for the opportunity to kill innocent preborn babies, and sexualize and steal the souls of children and teens who most need our protection,” Diller said.  “The closing of these facilities is a testament to the fact that when local people actively oppose Planned Parenthood, community support erodes, and when community support erodes, Planned Parenthood facilities shut down.”
Related Posts:

 CWA Says FDA Continues to Fail to Protect Women

Senator Will Place Hold on FDA Nominee Unless Abortion Drug Off Market

Operation Rescue Reacts to RU-486 Deaths: FDA Warnings "Too little, too late."

Fr. Frank Pavone: RU-486 Reversal (Update)

 Doctors Urge Australia Parliament to Not Approve RU 486 Abortion Drug

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