If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it many times: abortion drugs are “safer than Tylenol.” Nothing could be further from the truth, and yet this falsehood is repeated over and over by abortion advocates to the detriment of women’s health.
A recently released peer-reviewed article by the Charlotte Lozier Institute definitively debunks this talking point. According to the research, support for the claim doesn’t exist because it was never tested.
The study presents a few major issues with misleading women into ingesting abortion drugs with the same ease as consuming a Tylenol pill.
- Flawed methodology: To validate the claim, there must be a controlled, scientifically appropriate study comparing abortion drugs to Tylenol. No such study exists, and it would be impossible to do so because these drugs are used for entirely different purposes.
- Context misrepresentation: While Tylenol-related deaths often result from misuse in a much larger user base, deaths from abortion drugs occur under prescribed use.
- Overlooked risks: The FDA assesses drug safety based on a range of factors, not just death rates. The comparison ignores serious adverse events of abortion drugs, such as sepsis and hemorrhage.
The study comes just after the Ethics and Public Policy Center released their recent report showing nearly 11 percent of women suffer from a serious adverse effect after undergoing medication abortion. Telling them otherwise is nothing short of deception.
Fortunately, women can find reliable information and quality pregnancy care at Solidarity HealthShare, a health sharing ministry that provides patients with access to the best maternal care and life-affirming treatments. We do not share into abortion procedures or abortion drug coverage. At the same time, we want to ensure that all women have the most reliable information when it comes to their health. Telling them that a dangerous drug is safe to take only causes more harm in the long run.
To learn more about Solidarity Membership, to give us a call at 737-SHARING.
