For the first time ever before Congress, an abortion rights advocate described how to self-manage the procedure using pills. The founder and executive director of We Testify spoke during a House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations panel hearing. Panelists discussed the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark ruling guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide. Sherman talked about how she contemplated throwing herself down the stairs when she was pregnant. She drank an unsafe amount of alcohol and hoped it would cause a baby to be born. When it was legal in every state, that was when it happened. She said that she knows some will try the methods she used. According to the World Health Organization, there are safe ways to self-manage abortions. The FDA approved medication abortion in 2000 for use before the 10-week point. When people go to an abortion clinic, it is often the type of abortion they get. Mifepristone and Misoprostol are more effective and safer than any other drug. Sherman explained how to take the medicine. A single pill followed by four pills dissolved under the tongue within 48 hours or a series of 12 pills dissolved under the tongue every three hours. A person doesn't need to tell police what they took because there's no way to test it in the blood stream. First time ever, I believe, a witness has explained step-by-step how to self-manage an abortion with pills. "Everyone loves someone who has abortions," says @RBraceySherman after explaining how to self-manage your abortion. pic.twitter.com/a7qjzCELtj
Alanna Vagianos said on July 19 that she was pregnant with her second child.
During the reproductive rights movement in Argentina, Bracey Sherman wore green to show his support for abortion rights.
There are organizations and legislators who want to make what I say a crime. Someone who has an abortion is loved by everyone.
Due to the Supreme Court's repeal of the contraceptives are hard to access. The President of the American Medical Association stated that ending legal abortion won't end abortion. People will probably end up self-managing their care when they seek out abortions.
A self-managed abortion is an abortion conducted outside of a traditional health care setting when a person obtains abortion pills without a doctor's help. According to Bracey Sherman, people can get the drug outside of a doctor's office and have an abortion like the one done at clinics around the U.S. up until the 12th week.
Legal experts say that self-managing your own abortion is not a crime in the U.S.
You can call the Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline for confidential medical support or the Repro Legal Hotline for confidential legal information and advice.
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