SECOND CHANCES AT LIFE ACT
The SECOND CHANCES AT LIFE ACT would provide information about Abortion Pill Reversal and require non-discrimination in abortions based on sex, race or disability.
Abortion Pill Reversal
● This protective legislation will require that a woman be informed that the effects of the chemical abortion pill can be reversed in order to save her baby if she changes her mind after taking it.
● The chemical abortion currently involves a two-step drug process. The first abortifacient drug is given at the clinic and weakens or kills her unborn baby. The second drug is taken 24-48 hours later, usually at home, to expel her unborn baby and complete the abortion.
● The bill requires the abortion provider to inform the abortion client that if she has taken the first drug, mifepristone, but has not taken the second drug, and is questioning her decision to terminate her pregnancy, she should call the Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline: 877-558-0333. The information would also be included in her discharge papers.
● The American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a 2,500 member OB-GYN medical group, supports offering the Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) protocol to women who regret initiating the abortion pill process, after appropriate informed consent.
● In West Virginia, chemical abortions account for about 40% of abortions. To date over 2,000 babies have been saved nationwide by the Abortion Pill Reversal protocol.
For a copy of the Second Chances at Life Act talking points click here
Contact WVFL Legislative Coordinator Karen Cross 202.200.1973 or kcross@nrlc.org
West Virginians for Life, 25 Canyon Road, Morgantown, WV 26508 ~ info@wvforlife.org ~ wvforlife.org
Yes, Women Deserve To Know
Unborn Children Could Possibly Be Saved By Abortion Pill Reversal
The abortion pill, known as Mifiprex or RU-486, is the first drug in a two-drug, multi-step process that has the potential to be reversed after the first step. The abortion pill reversal hotline has received over 2,000 calls from hopeful women who changed their minds once they realized the pill might be reversed.
The first step, using Mifepristone, blocks progesterone effects, shutting down the system that provides nutrients to the baby.
A second drug, Misoprostol, taken a day or so later, triggers severe cramping and bleeding to the mother in order to expel the baby.
It may be possible for a woman to reverse the intended effects of Mifepristone within 24 to 48 hours after taking it, but before taking Misoprostol, with a safe and effective reversal method for women who change their minds. Babies have already been saved this way!