Disappointment and a vow to keep informing women about RU486

I feel so disapoointed because the House of Representatives of the Australian parliament followed the bad example of the Senate and voted in favour of what has to be an amendment of shame and a curse for all fecund women.

I am disappointed because the politicians on both sides of politics failed to do the research into RU486 and discover the truth about a drug that is neither safe nor effective when used as an abortifacient. I am alarmed because now there is talk of putting RU486 into pharmacies. Such talk is totally irresponsible.

I have not finished reading the material provided by Renate Klein. Although this material is relatively old, the data is extremely accurate. Women who find themselves in a situation where they would contemplate an abortion need to be made aware of the risks associated with RU486. They are not being told that for a large number of pregnant women the drug failed to do the task. They are not being told that they could end up having a surgical procedure anyway. They are not being informed about the length of time it can take before Mifepristone appears to have worked.

I am writing from the point of view of what is best for pregnant women, not just from a right to life perspective. I believe that pregnant women are not being properly informed about the obvious risks that stem from using RU486, and they are not being informed about the possibility of heavy bleeding. Neither are they being told about the fact that they risk their own lives by making the decision to take this lethal drug.

I feel disappointed because the debate that took place in the parliament was overshadowed by the belief that this was a Right to Life issue, and that it was all about being anti-abortion, or pro-abortion. However, the people who threw up the smokescreen regarding the real issues will have to face up to what they have done in the future.

I feel very let down by the female senators and house of representatives who voted in favour of making the change. I find that their reasoning at best was hysterical and that they were overreacting to the campaign that was in fact waged by both pro-choice and pro-lfe parties. This issue had united these two groups together in order to fight the amendment. The Therapeutic Goods Administration now has control over the importation of this poison.

I promise that I will keep the fight against RU486 going. I intend to keep scouring the Internet for stories. The fight is not over, for it is just beginning.