Subversive Tactics

June 7, 2010 prolifemomdoc
Tags: Abortion, Abortion pill, Mifeprex, Mifepristone, Planned parenthood, pregnancy, pro-life, prolife

A pregnancy center called me today. They wanted me to see a person who had taken Mifeprex (the abortion drug) 4 days ago but changed her mind right after taking it. The lady found someone who could drive her the hour down to my office so she could be seen.

When she got to me she was a little late, but there and safe. She walked in; she was a beautiful woman and did not appear to be a brainless dingbat. She then proceeded to tell me her story:

On Thursday she went to Planned Parenthood. Obviously, she was not thrilled to be pregnant. The longer she was there, though, the more interested she became in her baby. She started asking questions. She asked to see her ultrasound, which they reluctantly allowed her to see. They told her she was 7 weeks pregnant. (Mind you, they failed to mention that 7 weeks gestation is the absolute end of when Mifeprix should be used for abortion). She kept asking questions about her options. They told her “someone” would talk to her. That “someone” came in with the Mifeprex for her termination. When this woman began to waffle on her decision to abort, the Planned Parenthood Nurse practitioner told this woman that she would just make things worse if she had her baby. This patient really felt pressured by the staff to take the Mifeprex. In her words, “I regretted it the moment I walked out the door. I just sat down and cried. And they [Planned Parenthood] wouldn’t tell me what to do”. She was very upset that they would push someone to kill their baby if the woman showed any indecision at all about her decision to abort.

I scanned her. She was having some contractions, but still appeared to have a growing pregnancy – now measuring about 8 weeks in size. This patient was so happy her baby was still alive. This one scan was worth the several thousand dollars I have spent on this ultrasound machine.

Yes, there is a risk her baby might have problems now. She may still even lose her baby from the Mifeprex. However, a study showed that of 82 pregnancies that were exposed to mifiprestone, only 1 of them had problems. That problem was a cleft palate which may have not had anything to do with the Mifeprex.

Where is the informed consent? I make it a rule to discuss risks, benefits, and alternatives of every procedure with my patients. Is having a baby not an alternative to abortion? What about adoption? This patient was/is interested in alternatives!

My issue is this: Planned Parenthood is not there to offer anyone a “choice”. The moment anyone seems to consider a choice that is not abortion, they try to pressure that woman back in to terminating her baby. This does a disservice to all women, exploits a woman at an extremely vulnerable time, and results in the destruction of a life unable to protect itself.

– There is no greater love than this…

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