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by toomuchtodo 12 hours ago
> Do you realize that abortion pills are potentially dangerous..? That's why you have doctors prescribing drugs

False. They've been repeatedly shown in studies to be safe for home use. Having an abortion is generally safer than continuing a pregnancy to term. Please update your priors.

Citations:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articl...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32912726/

https://www.ansirh.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/medicatio...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pregnancy-is-far-...

https://www.plancpills.org/

https://www.plancpills.org/guide-how-to-get-abortion-pills

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I don't know where you're from but in Italy MANY medicines that are potentially dangerous but safe for home use are prescribed by a doctor that knows about your medical history.

Please look up "potentially dangerous".

In addition, for many women getting an abortion can be extremely traumatic. That's why many clinics that offer abortion pills also have a psychologist on staff. Sometimes they'll have he/she talk to the patient.