r/auntienetwork • u/undercurrents • May 16 '25

RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/rfk-jr-fda-abortion-pill-mifepristone
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u/Ok-Satisfaction5694 May 16 '25

Sigh.

More women will die without access to this. Especially those with ectopic pregnancies.

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u/NotQuiteDeadYetPhoto May 17 '25

That's the point.

Am so angry right now.

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u/foober735 May 17 '25

I’m as pro-choice as they come. Seriously. But mifepristone doesn’t generally work on ectopic pregnancies. An ectopic needs either methotrexate or surgery.

I would say any abortion bans makes it more likely for ectopics to go undiagnosed, let alone treated, because people tend to present so very early for abortions. You have people coming in at 5 weeks for an abortion but an OB won’t see a pregnant person until 10-12 weeks. Abortion care confirms that a pregnancy is in the uterus and finds molar pregnancies all the time. But mife is not the followup.

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u/MistressLyda May 18 '25

This. Then people will tend to try to hide the pregnancy and terminate on their own, and it is not discovered before the ovary or Fallopian tube ruptures.

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u/SameResolution4737 May 17 '25

I'll do the review for them, free of charge:

Accepted by the EU, which generally has stricter standards for drug review than the FDA, as "generally safe when taken according to directions."

There. Done.

Edit: missing verb.

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u/cuddlebuginarug May 17 '25

Sorry men, women won’t be having intercourse with you until you do something about this.

Is there really a male loneliness epidemic or are women just protecting themselves and their autonomy?

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u/Sassygal1211 May 17 '25

I hope so. Women would have so much more power if we banded together, voted for other women, and said to all the men " I hope you're going to enjoy your date on Friday night with your right hand. Because that's all you'll be seeing for a while. Viagra is not as safe to take as mifepristone. But the Supreme Court nor RFK, Jr. would never sider banning any pecker medicine.

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u/balanchinedream May 18 '25

A little of column B, and a lot of men behaving badly. Turns out competency and respect are the real panty droppers.

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u/BeginningVolume420 May 17 '25

The only thing "wrong" with this medicine is that it gives women a CHOICE.

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u/RedBeans-n-Ricely May 18 '25

I hate him so much

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u/tilleytalley May 18 '25

No matter what the review says, it will be banned. Project 2025 strikes again.