(LifeSiteNews) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has added abortion pills to its “essential medicines” list just weeks after a Canadian teenager died following a chemical abortion.
On September 5, the WHO published the 24th edition of its Model List of Essential Medicines, which now includes a section on abortion drugs, including mifepristone and misoprostol, which are used to chemically end the lives of babies in the womb.
“Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of a population,” the WHO wrote in an introduction to the new list. “They are selected with due regard to disease prevalence and public health relevance, evidence of efficacy and safety and comparative cost-effectiveness.”
The Model List of Essential Medicines was established in 1977 and includes a long roster of analgesics, vaccines and anti-malarial drugs. Now, the list includes two dangerous drugs which end the lives of unborn babies: mifepristone and misoprostol.
In a chemical abortion, the first pill, mifepristone, attempts to starve the child developing in utero by blocking the pregnancy hormone progesterone. However, after taking the first pill, a woman can still change her mind. She can undergo emergency procedures to reverse the effects of the first pill. Provided she has not taken the second pill, her baby can often be saved through this process, which is known as Abortion Pill Reversal.
The second drug required in a chemical abortion is misoprostol, which is taken 24-48 hours later, usually at home. Misoprostol causes the uterus to contract, expelling the baby. This can result in cramping, bleeding, and often requires medical attention.
Chemical abortions, which are lethal to unborn babies when successful, are often painful for mothers and have been known to cause infection or hemorrhage which can require emergency care. Between 2000 and 2011, 14 women in the U.S. died from complications following chemical abortions.
The WHO’s addition of the drugs comes just weeks after a 19-year-old Ontario teenager died from an infection following a chemical abortion. Additionally, recently revealed data has shown that over 100 Canadian women have been severely harmed by the abortion pill protocol since 2017.
Several American states have banned the dangerous drugs. Additionally, as LifeSiteNews previously reported, 22 state attorneys general are calling for a review of the dangers of mifepristone and urging the Trump administration to reinstate abortion pill restrictions.
