The headlines paint a clear and concerning picture: chemical abortions are on the rise, but so are their failures. A recent study from the Ethics and Public Policy Center, analyzing over 865,000 insurance claims and found the real-world failure rate of the abortion pill mifepristone is 10.93% (and that’s just for “serious adverse events”). In other words, “The real-world rate of serious adverse events following mifepristone abortions is at least 22 times as high as the summary figure of ‘less than 0.5 percent’ in clinical trials reported on the drug label.”
While these numbers are sobering, they are more than statistics. They represent real women like “Evelyn,” whose story I shared during my testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee last year.
Evelyn endured not one, but two failed chemical abortions. Desperate and uninformed about the pill’s actual failure rate, she pursued a late-term abortion that ultimately could not be performed because she was already 32 weeks pregnant!
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The FDA originally required that the abortion pill—mifepristone—was only to be used in the first seven weeks of pregnancy under physician supervision. Biden’s FDA eliminated the in-person dispensing requirement, allowing abortion pill to be permanently shipped by mail. Even then, the FDA only approved the abortion pill for use up to 10 weeks (70 days) of pregnancy, but Planned Parenthood sells mifepristone for use later still in pregnancy.
And yet, this isn’t the story being told. Women are sold the idea that abortion pills are “safe and effective,” with little regard for the real-world harm they cause. They are sent home to be their own abortion providers, left to cope with failed procedures, ongoing pregnancies, or worse, serious medical complications like hemorrhaging and sepsis.
The question we must ask is: Where do these women go after the pills fail?
At The Abortion Survivors Network, we saw this crisis emerging years ago, and we responded. We created the only online community specifically for women who have experienced failed abortion pills. It’s a safe, supportive space where women connect with others who understand their experience. They are reminded they are not alone. They find the courage to share their stories, ask hard questions, and discover the hope that life beyond abortion is possible.
We offer more than just connection—we provide honest answers and support. Our community helps women understand the potential impacts on their health and their developing babies. We walk alongside them as they wrestle with fear and uncertainty. And we do this at a time when our culture continues to push abortion pills as the “easy solution” to an unexpected pregnancy.
But make no mistake—there is nothing “easy” about these women’s experiences. And there is nothing compassionate about a system that profits from their pain while leaving them to suffer in silence.
The solution to this crisis isn’t another abortion attempt. It’s truth. It’s community. And it’s the kind of real support our organization offers daily.
To the women reading this who have walked the painful road of a failed abortion attempt: You are not alone. You deserve to be fully informed. You deserve care that doesn’t end at a prescription pad or a clinic door. You deserve healing, hope, and the freedom to choose life—your life and your child’s life—without fear or shame.
And to policymakers and healthcare providers: it’s time to stop ignoring the real harm caused by chemical abortion. Women deserve to know the whole truth about the risks they face. They deserve better than the abortion pill.
At The Abortion Survivors Network, we ensure they get it.
If you’re a woman seeking support after a failed abortion attempt—or a professional wanting to help—please reach out. Contact Thea at: [email protected]. You are not alone. We are here for you.
