The 2004 Europop Study, and the 2005 Epipage Study INDUCED ABORTION: A RISK FACTOR FOR SUBSEQUENT PRETERM BIRTH?? TWO RECENT EUROPEAN STUDIES SAY “YES” A number of investigations into a possible association between induced abortion and subsequent preterm birth have occurred over the past 30 years. Many of the early studies found no association. Then,
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“The Food and Drug Administration’s announcement on Monday that it will strengthen the warning label for the drug RU-486, known by the brand name Mifeprex and often called the French abortion pill, is a case of too little too late. Three Americans have died after taking the pill since it was approved, during a heavily
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) today introduced “Holly’s Law” — technically known as the “RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003.” The legislation was introduced with 59 original cosponsors in the House, including Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). Senator Brownback is introducing a companion
Holland, Michigan—On September 17, 2003 Holly Patterson, an 18 year old California woman, died within days of taking Mifeprex (RU-486 or mifepristone) and misoprostol in a medical abortion attempt. She obtained the medications from the Planned Parenthood office in Hayward, California. She apparently died from an infection secondary to the medical abortion process, based on
THE 2003 CALHOUN-ROONEY LITERATURE REVIEW: Lumley Study, 1993 and 98; Bavarian Study, 1998; Danish Study, 1999 Reference: Calhoun, B, Rooney, B; Induced Abortion and Risk of Later Premature Birth; (Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Volt 8, #2, 2003). Calhoun and Rooney comment on 4 important studies dating from 1993 to 1999. The Lumley studies
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Holland, Michigan—Today the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), together with the Christian Medical Association and Concerned Women for America, filed a response with the FDA to claims of the Population Council, Inc., and Danco Laboratories, LLC. The Population Council holds the U.S. patent on mifepristone and Danco Laboratories distributes mifepristone in the
THE THORP LITERATURE REVIEW, 2002 Reference: Thorp, et. al., Long term Physical and Psychological Health Consequences of Induced Abortion: Review of the Evidence; (OB GYN Survey, Vol 58 #l, 2002). 6 studies, totaling 10,790 patients, show no association between spontaneous abortion (“miscarriage”) and subsequent preterm birth. 12 studies, totaling 34,929 patients, showed no association between
AAPLOG Files Citizen Petition on Mifepristone (Mifeprex) with FDA Holland, Michigan—The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, together with the Christian Medical Association and Concerned Women for America, filed a response on August 20 with the Food & Drug Administration requesting immediate revocation of the approval of Mifeprex (RU-486), the abortion pill. The petition
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May 23, 2002 Ralph Hale, M.D. Executive Vice President The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 409 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20090-6920 Dear Dr. Hale: We write to object to your prior efforts, purportedly on behalf of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, to compromise the FDA’s proposed restrictions on the use of
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The membership of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) considers it unethical to attempt the cloning of human beings, or to create human embryos via cloning, for any purpose. We believe that a new human life normally begins at conception with the union of an egg from a women and a sperm