Helen you have learnt the first lesson in religons don't let the facts get in the way of your beliefs and you have show your skill in this area with this piece. Bit she left out from FDA trials

From September 2000 when Mifeprex was approved until June 2005, with over 460,000 estimated uses of Mifeprex in the United States, there have been four reported deaths in the U.S. that were associated with a serious bacterial infection. In two of the cases it was shown that the infection was due to Clostridium sordelli. These patients had no fever but had a rapid pulse, low blood pressure, and very high red and white blood cell counts. They also had symptoms that included weakness, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea with or without abdominal pain. The label changes were made to alert physicians and patients to the possibility of this rare infection....fatal sepsis in women undergoing medical abortion are very rare (1 in 100,000)

Surgical abortions facts
Despite the use of local anesthesia, a full 97% of women having abortions reported experiencing pain during the procedure.

All medical procedures carry risk eating peanut butter can be fatal Helen.

Helen Ransom is letting ideology drive her criticism of Mifepristone rather than good science, rationality or reason.

For each drug or medical procedure there are potential side effects. The same arguments could be used against the availability of aspirin or paracetamol.

The bottom line is that the religious right and other ideologues under the banner of "right to life" want to interfere in a decision that should be made by those most closely involved - the woman and her medical advisors.

At least Helen Ransom doesn't hide her commitment to her religion.

I am not catholic and I don't want the catholic church controlling my body and my life!

sand between my toes,
You may not want the Catholic Church controlling your body, but it appears you do not want your consciousness of being a mortal human either.

Coming from a background where we had life and death over animals I sometimes think we are too precious about humans. I want all children to reach their full potential and I don't see how quantity in this day and age leads to quality outcomes.

I can remember a university friend from a family of 7 children saying that her mother didn't send the small children to school if she hadn't been able to feed them breakfast.
I can remember a time in Australia when too many children were a curse and children went hungry - and my mother remembers when children went to school without shoes. I can remember my father making our toys because Australia was too busy rebuilding the economy to worry aboout toys [ show me a small violin]

I never thought that Australia would become so devided that we would argue along sectarian lines - but there you are!

Umm, a couple of joined cells are not an umborn baby! Its my
understanding that the product is banned because of Catholic
interference in our political system. The church has every
right to preach to its flock, but for the rest of us, who
accept a more scientific understanding of the world, it should
be every woman's choice what she decides to do. Fact is that
the human population is still increasing at 80 million per
year, as many other species are wiped out. Without
biodiversity, we would not have humanity, so other species
matter too, not just wall to wall humans