Catholics at the Forefront of Controversial Abortion Pill Reversal Method

Catholics at the Forefront of Controversial Abortion Pill Reversal Method

Can abortions be reversed? Sometimes—with a little-known but controversial technology known as abortion pill reversal (APR).

First introduced to the public 10 years ago—followed by major pushback from abortion rights groups—the procedure has been publicized in recent months by Catholic media and medical groups in response to the rising numbers of women using "chemical" abortions. That is, an abortion via drugs instead of surgery.

The Food and Drug Administration had no sooner announced on December 16 that women could receive the necessary drugs for such abortions by mail than MyCatholicDoctor Foundation launched an "immediate access system" to make eight doctors available for women who had second thoughts.