Friday, November 19, 2004

Pills to end pregnancy can end your life too

The pill used for ending pregnancy could end life too

A pill used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy coused death to a teenager in California. If this pill is taken, it can lead to serious bacterial infections.

The Food and Drug Administration sent doctors a letter about the warning for Mifeprex - sometimes called RU-486 - on Nov. 12, saying: "You should be aware of serious and sometimes fatal infections and bleeding that occur rarely following spontaneous (miscarriage), surgical and medical abortions, including following the use of Mifeprex, and childbirth".

The case was because Holly Patterson 18 year old from East Bay died in sept 2003 when she tried to end 7 week old pregnancy with RU-486.

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