"Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is safer than taking Tylenol…but it's not!" Learn from board certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Cirucci: Are Chemical Abortions Safe? https://t.co/lvtjA0MHIM https://t.co/2M36nXQbTq
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In the discussions, participants often cited exact figures from the study, such as the claimed '20% complication rate' for medical abortions compared to the lower rates for surgical procedures. The choice of language, such as 'misleading,' 'fact check,' and phrases emphasizing the urgency of understanding risks ('Women deserve to know the truth'), reflect a high level of concern and emotional investment in the issue, recognized as pivotal by both pro-choice and pro-life advocates.
Many discussions reflect a general concern over the safety of medical abortions as confirmed by the research, though responses often diverge based on ideological lines.
The analysis sparked intense curiosity, with users sharing details about the study and its implications, indicating significant relevance to ongoing debates about abortion.
Users engage deeply with the content, quoting specific data and addressing methodological issues in the study, demonstrating a serious consideration of the subject matter.
The talks suggest that participants see the findings as having considerable influence on public perception and policy regarding abortion safety.
Abstract in brief
- The study compared immediate complications from medical and surgical abortions using Finnish national health data from 2000 to 2006, analyzing over 42,000 cases.
- The results showed that medical abortions had a fourfold higher incidence of adverse events, including higher rates of hemorrhage and incomplete abortions compared to surgical abortions.
- Despite medical abortions being associated with more complications, both methods were generally safe, and the findings are important for informing women about their options for early abortion.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyFACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned of two women, #AmberThurman and #CandiMiller, who passed away from these drugs. https://t.co/v5m6EtELF1. https://t.co/fK5G1BmlGq https://t.co/AedFNYjRu5
E.g.: a study reviewing all medical abortions obtained in Finland between 2000-2006 found that 1/5 of patients experienced adverse events, including a ~16% chance of hemorrhage and a ~7% chance of incomplete abortion. Source: https://t.co/guMRGCuuOj 3/9
Conclusion of the journal article underlying this claim (which comes from conservative Lozier Institute): https://t.co/1nI9qKfaqF https://t.co/CGcB48udRA https://t.co/Png86eayBg
@swano_dan @Tacitabh @taoquei1 Fontes: Complications: Abortion's Impact On Women. The de Veber Institute of Bioethics and Social Research Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy. Obs Gynecol. "Agravos à saúde física e mental relacionados ao aborto" Pág. 430+
Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Christina Cirruci an OB/GYN on the safety of chemical abortions Check it out... https://t.co/JXxE139g7d
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@JackieFrancesca @secularprolife It’s more than a “heavy period”. That misconception has led to women who give birth to intact fetal corpus to feel incredible guilt and shame. It is a crime to kill people for no reason. Mifepristone complications are 20% in this study. https://t.co/iRqAy9Iauj
RT @RTB_FRana: https://t.co/loF4C3iuIl
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@JaylenT97436 @LozierInstitute Example 2: A Finnish register study reports a high complication rate but it's v misleading. Per author correspondence, in Finnish health registries, any return visit is coded as a "complication" even when they are not https://t.co/cvoa1g1ptj https://t.co/z1CZOPa2dW https://t.co/WFe3jxRSWl
@anotherarizonan @yoalexrapz I found the study almost immediately on a simple good search https://t.co/7XDfhcrEPJ
RT @RTB_FRana: I discussed this issue with Chris on a past episode of Stars, Cells, and God https://t.co/POHmRNwDI6
I discussed this issue with Chris on a past episode of Stars, Cells, and God https://t.co/POHmRNwDI6
Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy https://t.co/q7ZPLPqkOu What kind of mothers who want to kill their babies?
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy https://t.co/ez5IEI9ifO
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
@steven_huyck @SlowToWrite https://t.co/iRqAy9HCEL
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
RT @aaplog: FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned…
FACT CHECK: Abortion drugs are not safe; it has four times the risk of complications of surgical abortion. We recently learned of two women, #AmberThurman and #CandiMiller, who passed away from these drugs. https://t.co/v5m6EtELF1. https://t.co/fK5G1BmlGq https://t.co/AedFNYjRu5
@OldSaltNewPeppa @TracyLovesSean @SafeSound510619 @conservmillen Deaths and complications are not "rare." https://t.co/hzGWVcVhHT
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@AbbyJohnson Nope. You're referencing a study that found medication abortion was "generally safe" Authors said all followup visits are counted as "complications" even when they were not Please, please educate yourself https://t.co/cvoa1g0RDL https://t.co/z1CZOP9uoo https://t.co/y6lJI8EXQ7 https://t.co/NPVACXj6zP
@TXWomenRESIST @julianne_wiley @prolifelou https://t.co/aXtJNEGjvq "The overall incidence of adverse events was fourfold higher in the medical compared to the surgical abortion cohort..."
https://t.co/MhueyNkDGW #Prolife #abortionpill #safety If anyone needs articles on why the abortion pill isn’t as great as advertised.
@GonnahappenNot @March_for_Life Omission of facts is lying. https://t.co/gQVMuDND1J https://t.co/ioba91ECx3
Source: https://t.co/Ks89Ntrgy2
Conclusion of the journal article underlying this claim (which comes from conservative Lozier Institute): https://t.co/1nI9qKfaqF https://t.co/CGcB48udRA https://t.co/Png86eayBg
@LozierInstitute Niinimaki et al. concluded medication abortion was "generally safe." High rate of "complications" in the study is only b/c Finnish health registries recorded any return visit as a "complication" even when it is not a complication. https://t.co/cvoa1g0RDL https://t.co/z1CZOP9uoo https://t.co/kiB2v5YbXS
@SamPutterman @FDA TRUE: 15% of women experience hemorrhage, 2% an infection. 20% have complications. Niinimäki M, Pouta A, Bloigu A, et al. Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114(4):795-804. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b5ccf9
@ADFLegal ADF is lying about research: ADF is citing a 2009 Finnish register study on medication abortion that found medication abortion is safe. Authors wrote that the registry codes any follow-up visit as a "complication," even if it isn't. https://t.co/cvoa1g0RDL https://t.co/z1CZOP9uoo https://t.co/1hTPCjKqe4
RT @RTB_FRana: A lot of discussion about mifepristone... Regardless of your view on abortion you need to watch these 2 episodes of Stars, C…
Are Chemical Abortions Safe? https://t.co/JBONqPeoCq
A lot of discussion about mifepristone... Regardless of your view on abortion you need to watch these 2 episodes of Stars, Cells, & God with Chris Cirucci, an OB/GYN Are Chemical Abortions Safe? https://t.co/JBONqPeoCq Abortion Pill Reversal https://t.co/dBkOttTa0U
@DrDGrossman @BiggsAntonia @BusinessInsider A Finnish register study cited by the opinion, Niinimaki et al, reports a high complication rate but it's misleading. Per published author correspondence, in Finnish health registries, any return visit is coded as a "complication." https://t.co/AGdBb1f6xs https://t.co/z1CZOP9uoo https://t.co/asSgOsHtkw
@JanieGotAGun36 @KristanHawkins Nothing happened to that. Dr. Maarit Niinimäki's (OulU University Hospital - Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology) study "Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy" found: "Both methods [medical & surgical] abortions are generally safe."
@sbaprolife Your own sources, sources you link to on a website you put together to falsely claim that medication abortion is dangerous, say medication abortion is safe. https://t.co/cvoa1g0RDL https://t.co/uS8cgsRG7y
RT @OR_RTL: The science says that abortion pills have somewhere between 5%–20% complication rate (10–40 times higher than claimed here). A…
RT @OR_RTL: The science says that abortion pills have somewhere between 5%–20% complication rate (10–40 times higher than claimed here). A…
The science says that abortion pills have somewhere between 5%–20% complication rate (10–40 times higher than claimed here). And they're always dangerous for the unborn human who abortion pills are intended to kill. https://t.co/25K7BCJs7i https://t.co/9AxElqzZX9 https://t.co/teYYZchiUx
@proabortcomrade @linda_boggess1 @TheVladiqueer2 @StaceyWood88 @AlbrechtEmilyA Finland https://t.co/bNNsYWr3WM
@LozierInstitute Do you even read the studies you cite? https://t.co/cvoa1g0RDL https://t.co/uBIJCrQQKd https://t.co/2PTB5D7QAS
@darthpringles @SlaggitySlag @AlbrechtEmilyA @ProLifeAction And a 2009 study “Immediate Complications After Medical Compared With Surgical Termination of Pregnancy,” in “Obstetrics and Gynecology” found a complication rate of approximately 20 percent for the abortion drugs. No such failure rate with Tylenol.
See these sources: https://t.co/bYMo4hpaim
RT @WomensSmart: VERY Important new research out of Finland regarding the complications of chemical/medical abortions vs. surgical. Women d…
VERY Important new research out of Finland regarding the complications of chemical/medical abortions vs. surgical. Women deserve to know the truth about ALL reproductive risks, complications & causal links on their lifelong health & wholeness https://t.co/NJdRaZnhEQ #TruthMatters
Supporting TRUTH in Women's Healthcare Public Policy. See latest Finland study on the complications of medical/chemical abortions vs. surgical abortions Women deserve to know the truthc #HolisticHealth #ScienceMatters #smartwomenshealthcare #WomensHealth https://t.co/Ry6d5OF3Sa
RT @aaplog: E.g.: a study reviewing all medical abortions obtained in Finland between 2000-2006 found that 1/5 of patients experienced adve…
RT @aaplog: E.g.: a study reviewing all medical abortions obtained in Finland between 2000-2006 found that 1/5 of patients experienced adve…
RT @aaplog: E.g.: a study reviewing all medical abortions obtained in Finland between 2000-2006 found that 1/5 of patients experienced adve…
RT @aaplog: E.g.: a study reviewing all medical abortions obtained in Finland between 2000-2006 found that 1/5 of patients experienced adve…
E.g.: a study reviewing all medical abortions obtained in Finland between 2000-2006 found that 1/5 of patients experienced adverse events, including a ~16% chance of hemorrhage and a ~7% chance of incomplete abortion. Source: https://t.co/guMRGCuuOj 3/9
RT @SFLAction: We believe ALL abortions should be unthinkable & unavailable! But did you know that chemical abortion pills cause four times…
RT @SFLAction: We believe ALL abortions should be unthinkable & unavailable! But did you know that chemical abortion pills cause four times…
We believe ALL abortions should be unthinkable & unavailable! But did you know that chemical abortion pills cause four times the complications as surgical abortion, with a risk of death that is ten times higher. >> https://t.co/Ks89Ntrgy2
RT @aaplog: "Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is…
RT @aaplog: "Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is…
"Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is safer than taking Tylenol…but it's not!" Learn from board certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Cirucci: Are Chemical Abortions Safe? https://t.co/hEN0Qf91du
RT @aaplog: "Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is…
RT @aaplog: "Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is…
RT @aaplog: "Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is…
RT @aaplog: "Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is…
"Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is safer than taking Tylenol…but it's not!" Learn from board certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Cirucci: Are Chemical Abortions Safe? https://t.co/lvtjA0MHIM https://t.co/2M36nXQbTq
RT @RTB_FRana: Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Chri…
RT @RTB_FRana: Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Chri…
RT @RTB_FRana: Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Chri…
RT @RTB_FRana: Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Chri…
RT @RTB_FRana: Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Chri…
RT @RTB_FRana: Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Chri…
Just added to our human value page at the RTB website (https://t.co/Egdmu8Wusi) is an interview I did recently with Dr. Christina Cirruci an OB/GYN on the safety of chemical abortions Check it out... https://t.co/JXxE139g7d
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RT @RTB_FRana: Regardless of your views on abortion, you have to see this special episode of Stars, Cells, and God... Are Chemical Abortio…
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Regardless of your views on abortion, you have to see this special episode of Stars, Cells, and God... Are Chemical Abortions Safe? | Stars, Cells, and God Special Edition ep0.1 https://t.co/gP6qCrghsV via @YouTube
@MWash90 @LibertyJen @LifeNewsHQ Some recent studies have even found higher incidences of immediate adverse events for chemical abortions than for surgical abortions. https://t.co/jjdMHS0MGc
@ggmariano10 @liberalclassic1 @swano_dan @Tacitabh @taoquei1 Não é bem diferente de um procedimento num hospital, o risco do aborto n é a forma q é feito, e sim ele ser feito. (Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy)
@ggmariano10 @liberalclassic1 @swano_dan @Tacitabh @taoquei1 Fontes: Complications: Abortion's Impact On Women. The de Veber Institute of Bioethics and Social Research Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy. Obs Gynecol. "Agravos à saúde física e mental relacionados ao aborto" Pág. 430+
RT @WaveyCapitalist: @swano_dan @Tacitabh @taoquei1 Fontes: Complications: Abortion's Impact On Women. The de Veber Institute of Bioethics…
RT @WaveyCapitalist: @swano_dan @Tacitabh @taoquei1 Fontes: Complications: Abortion's Impact On Women. The de Veber Institute of Bioethics…
@swano_dan @Tacitabh @taoquei1 Fontes: Complications: Abortion's Impact On Women. The de Veber Institute of Bioethics and Social Research Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy. Obs Gynecol. "Agravos à saúde física e mental relacionados ao aborto" Pág. 430+
Did report on abortion pill: https://t.co/oGH5r8EvsZ Group helping providers offer abortions @FwdMidwifery said report lies: https://t.co/hhTItv44dA They asked for proof: https://t.co/Eto6u11L7B "...medical termination is associated with a higher incidence of adverse events."
RT @Live_Action_Arg: Las cifras del Gobierno de Reino Unido sobre las complicaciones por abortos caseros con medicamentos fue cuestionada t…
RT @Live_Action_Arg: Las cifras del Gobierno de Reino Unido sobre las complicaciones por abortos caseros con medicamentos fue cuestionada t…
Las cifras del Gobierno de Reino Unido sobre las complicaciones por abortos caseros con medicamentos fue cuestionada tanto por providas como por proabortos. Un estudio demuestra que los abortos con medicamentos son más peligrosos que los quirúrgicos. https://t.co/SwBeQNqLh9
@Arachne646 @kateyzeh Abortion pills ~4x more likely to have adverse effects up to 7 weeks post-abortion than surgical procedure. https://t.co/wRtUt3HQKO https://t.co/8HUcpEqdre
@ninjjamental @CaroGisse54 @Martin_okei @CienciaProvida @AtilioBlanco17 @fsancheznqn “Immediate complications after medical compared with surgical termination of pregnancy” [Maarit Niinimäki et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct.] https://t.co/anN6lGoQdl
RT @LozierInstitute: In addition, multiple peer-reviewed studies have found that chemical abortion has 4x the complication rate of surgical…
In addition, multiple peer-reviewed studies have found that chemical abortion has 4x the complication rate of surgical abortions. https://t.co/Z39YXyOOFB 6/
RT @LozierInstitute: Chemical abortion by mail is not safe for women. As Dr. Skop, a Texas OB/GYN who has delivered over 5,000 babies testi…
RT @LozierInstitute: Chemical abortion by mail is not safe for women. As Dr. Skop, a Texas OB/GYN who has delivered over 5,000 babies testi…
Chemical abortion by mail is not safe for women. As Dr. Skop, a Texas OB/GYN who has delivered over 5,000 babies testified in front of Congress yesterday, multiple peer-reviewed studies found that it has 4x the complication rate of surgical abortions. https://t.co/Z39YXyOOFB 1/3
@philosipede @DSiPaint @Prolife_Sam @mamawrench @DCampoamor “The overall incidence of adverse events was fourfold higher in the medical compared with surgical abortion.” https://t.co/yTpnUVAE8w
Studies by both pro-abortion and pro-life researchers have found that the complication rate is 4x higher for chemical than surgical abortions. Here's one example:
@KevinDTweets @LozierInstitute https://t.co/2ohaFvictV
Did @DrWoodcockFDA just liken the serious adverse events connected to chemical abortion pills to headaches?
@m_ariev A 2009 study “Immediate Complications After Medical Compared With Surgical Termination of Pregnancy,” in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found a complication rate approximately four times higher for the abortion drugs compared to 5.6 percent for surgical abortions.
(Niinimaki, M., A. Pouta, A. Bloigu, M. Gissler, E. Hemminki, S. Suhonen, and O. Heikinheimo. 2009. “Immediate Complications after Medical Compared with Surgical Termination of Pregnancy.” Obstetrics & Gynecology 114:795–804.)
And then the only research study they cite is based on data from 2000-2006 in Sweden?! It's not even clear to me that those people were getting the same medication abortion regimen. https://t.co/UIe8dY5ZYo 4/6
RT @PRgirl94: @haysquirt @KatelynTweeter https://t.co/epmjc4Yywd Yes, they can. https://t.co/sh54djcZFf https://t.co/57weDzZmqs And abortio…
@haysquirt @mamawrench @DankProLifeMeme https://t.co/57weDzZmqs Read and see.
@J0sef_K @haysquirt @mamawrench @DankProLifeMeme https://t.co/57weDzZmqs Yes, really.
@haysquirt @KatelynTweeter https://t.co/epmjc4Yywd Yes, they can. https://t.co/sh54djcZFf https://t.co/57weDzZmqs And abortion is deadlier.
RT @McAvoyDawn: “This study of 42,600 1st trimester abortions in Finland (good data, unlike UK) found that 6 weeks post abortion incidence…
@bill_smithson @PennLive The risk of comps is FOUR TIMES HIGHER than surgical abortion. But sure, let's just have women do this at home. Alone. Like you care about a "boodbath " https://t.co/zZU8lmB5T1
@stellacreasy @All4Choice @maraclarke "The overall incidence of adverse events was fourfold higher in medical compared with surgical abortion (20.0% compared with 5.6%. Hemorrhage (15.6% compared with 2.1%) incomplete abortion (6.7% compared with 1.6%) were more common after medical abortion." https://t.co/hm1NWPGomg
@robinmarty @aaplog @CaroleNovielli @NewYorkStateAG It comes from a large study out of Finland in 2009 that compares medication and surgical abortions https://t.co/VgpRQtNwDE
RT @McAvoyDawn: “This study of 42,600 1st trimester abortions in Finland (good data, unlike UK) found that 6 weeks post abortion incidence…
RT @McAvoyDawn: “This study of 42,600 1st trimester abortions in Finland (good data, unlike UK) found that 6 weeks post abortion incidence…
“This study of 42,600 1st trimester abortions in Finland (good data, unlike UK) found that 6 weeks post abortion incidence of complications after medical abortion was x 4 higher than surgical – 20% vs 5.6%.” pro-abortion activists claim they’re pro- women? https://t.co/pC6I3qXCNY https://t.co/JlwtcvOhwX