Restoration News announced in an article that during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on mifepristone, Democrats questioned the significance of coerced abortions and biological limitations, while Republicans emphasized potential risks and harms to maintain safety standards.
According to Restoration News, Democrats, including Senator Maggie Hassan, described coerced abortions as a longstanding concern. Dr. Nisha Verma hesitated when asked by Senator Josh Hawley to confirm that men cannot become pregnant. The article notes that Republicans, such as Senator Jon Husted, shared personal accounts highlighting coercion risks associated with mail-order abortion pills. It also references a study reporting an 11 percent rate of severe side effects from mifepristone.
The Society of Family Planning reported that in states with six-week abortion bans, 28 percent of abortions were provided via telehealth monthly on average in 2024. In states with total bans, shield laws facilitated an average of 10,000 abortions per month. The data shows increases in medication abortions in restricted regions through these mechanisms.
The Ethics and Public Policy Center analyzed insurance claims from 865,727 mifepristone abortions between 2017 and 2023. They found that 10.93 percent of women experienced serious adverse events such as sepsis, infection, or hemorrhage within 45 days. This rate was found to be 22 times higher than figures from FDA clinical trials and represents typical U.S. usage.
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