ewtnnews.com
2026-02-13
bout two-thirds of aborted babies lost their lives to abortion pills, according to a Feb. 10 report by the National Right to Life.
The 2026 "Status of Abortion in the United States" report, an analysis of developments in abortion policy, found that chemical abortions account for 63% of all reported abortions in the U.S. as of 2023.
Mail-order pills, which can be shipped into every state, even if they are illegal, make chemical abortion easily accessible. State safeguards designed to protect women -- such as required in-person physician visits -- can be easily sidestepped.
But studies continue to show high rates of negative outcomes for women who take abortion drugs. Chemical abortion has a complication rate four times that of surgical abortion, one study found. According to a 2025 study, 1 in 10 patients had "a serious adverse event" and 6% of patients needed surgery.