Mity ends a pregnancy by blocking progestorone. The second pill makes the uterus contract like it does during a period, and the pregnancy gets pushed out of the body. Decades of research has shown that itis a safe way to end a pregnancy with very little risk of complications. Less than point four % of patients required hospitalization, according to the goot macter institute.
It’s safe and easy to end a pregnancy during the first trimester using a pair of FDA-approved pills. Accessing them is the latest abortion battleground. Vox's Rachel Cohen explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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