humanlifereview.com
2026-08-22
The phrase calling abortion a decision "between a woman and her doctor" was always odd. It conjured a discussion between the pregnant female and her physician about her pregnancy, the factors leading her to consider abortion, an analysis of those factors plus alternatives (adoption? parenting?) before settling on abortion. This idea never made sense as doctors are not moral authorities nor, unless psychiatrists, do they necessarily become intimately knowledgeable about a patient's private life.
The phrase can be jettisoned in the "medication" abortion era when abortion pills are mailed and taken at home.
If pills are mailed, a medical examination's protection vanishes.
To get a first look at abortion pills, we should review what is called "normal" and "not normal" by the famously "pro-choice" Planned Parenthood according to its video "What to Expect After Taking Abortion Pills." It states "bleeding is heaviest a couple of hours after taking the misoprostol pills," but should lighten "after a day or so," although it may persist for weeks more or even a month. It adds that, if all goes well, a normal period occurs four to eight weeks following the abortion. The first period might be unusually heavy. PP warns women to "contact a doctor or nurse" if blood flow is so heavy it soaks two maxi pads an hour for two hours in a row. They should also seek help if expelling "blood clots bigger than a lemon for more than two hours" or odious discharge.