Women who use chemical abortion pills significantly more likely to end up in emergency room

Women who end their pregnancies with abortion pills are significantly more likely to report to an emergency room with severe medical issues than women who have surgical abortions or live births, according to new data primarily authored by a researcher with the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute.

The research, primarily conducted by researchers from the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute, was published in August and compared hundreds of women’s emergency room (ER) visits between 2004 and 2015. 

The researchers categorized the women into four groups. Three were comprised of women who had had a chemical abortion, surgical abortion, or live birth 30 days or fewer prior to their ER visit, while the fourth group was made up of women who had never been pregnant. All the women were eligible to receive abortion coverage through Medicaid.

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