[Vision2020] AP News - "Teen Dies After Taking Abortion Pill"

Dale Courtney dmcourtn@moscow.com
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From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] =
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Behalf Of Planned Parenthood
Sent: Monday, 22 September, 2003 09:23
To: vision2020@moscow.com; sturgeon@wsu.edu; chesser@mail.wsu.edu
Cc: karig@uidaho.edu; emilys@sub.uidaho.edu; jilla@uidaho.edu
Subject: [Vision2020] AP News - "Teen Dies After Taking Abortion Pill"


Teen Dies After Taking Abortion Pill
Abortion Pill Debate Likely to Flare After California Teen Dies From
Complications of RU-486

The Associated Press



SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 22 =17=20


Holly Marie Patterson went to a Planned Parenthood clinic two weeks ago =
to
quietly consider ways to handle a life change she wasn't ready for. One =
week
later, the 18-year-old lay dying on an emergency room table, the victim =
of
complications after she took the abortion pill.

Patterson's death is likely to reignite the debate surrounding RU-486, =
the
pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration two years ago as a way =
for
women to end pregnancies themselves.



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Her father is hoping the tragedy will encourage other women considering
abortion to seek support, especially from their families.

"Every time I think about it, I think, 'She suffered in silence,'" said
Monty Patterson, who said he did not know his daughter was pregnant or
taking abortion drugs. "She felt she would disappoint everyone around =
her,
and then she had to carry that whole load. I wish she could have told me =
so
I could have helped her."

Holly Patterson, who lived in the San Francisco suburb of Livermore, =
visited
a Planned Parenthood clinic Sept. 10 to take the pill. She followed the
prescribed procedure for using RU-486, taking two more pills at home =
three
days later.

After experiencing bleeding and cramps so severe that she was unable to
walk, her boyfriend rushed her to the hospital the following evening, =
where
she was given painkillers and sent home. Three nights later, she was =
back in
the hospital. She died the following day.

A massive infection caused by fragments of the fetus left inside his her
uterus caused her to go into septic shock.

Danco Laboratories, which makes RU-486, estimates that 150,000 women in =
the
United States and more than 600,000 worldwide have used the pill since =
it
was invented in France in the 1980s.

Two women who took it in the United States have died, although the FDA =
says
it is unclear if their deaths were directly related to the pill's use.

Patients who take RU-486 take the first pill under the care of a =
physician.
A second medication called misoprostol, taken three days later, induces
labor so the embryo can be expelled. In 5 to 8 percent of cases, surgery =
is
required to stop the patient's bleeding.

Eric Schaff, chair of the National Abortion Federation, which promotes
non-surgical abortion, said aspirin causes more deaths than RU-486.

But anti-abortion groups such as the National Right to Life Committee =
insist
that the pills "offer a whole new set of significant risks," and makes
abortion seem too simple. A report on the group's Web site says the pill
gives "supporters of abortion a chance to change the image of abortion,
making it seem as simple as taking a pill."

Although he said he did not blame the pill for his daughter's death, =
Monty
Patterson regretted that she and her boyfriend hadn't received more
information and support from family members, counselors and physicians.

"What's disturbing is these young couples, they are relying upon what =
they
think is good, solid info, and relying on what they think is a =
supportive
network telling them everything is OK," he said. "I would have said, =
'You
know what, they don't know everything. Let's get more information.'"



Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material =
may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.



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ready=20
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room=20
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pill.</P>
        <P>Patterson's death is likely to reignite the debate =
surrounding=20
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two years=20
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        <P>Her father is hoping the tragedy will encourage other women=20
        considering abortion to seek support, especially from their=20
families.</P>
        <P>"Every time I think about it, I think, 'She suffered in =
silence,'"=20
        said Monty Patterson, who said he did not know his daughter was =
pregnant=20
        or taking abortion drugs. "She felt she would disappoint =
everyone around=20
        her, and then she had to carry that whole load. I wish she could =
have=20
        told me so I could have helped her."</P>
        <P>Holly Patterson, who lived in the San Francisco suburb of =
Livermore,=20
        visited a Planned Parenthood clinic Sept. 10 to take the pill. =
She=20
        followed the prescribed procedure for using RU-486, taking two =
more=20
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        <P>After experiencing bleeding and cramps so severe that she was =
unable=20
        to walk, her boyfriend rushed her to the hospital the following =
evening,=20
        where she was given painkillers and sent home. Three nights =
later, she=20
        was back in the hospital. She died the following day.</P>
        <P>A massive infection caused by fragments of the fetus left =
inside his=20
        her uterus caused her to go into septic shock.</P>
        <P>Danco Laboratories, which makes RU-486, estimates that =
150,000 women=20
        in the United States and more than 600,000 worldwide have used =
the pill=20
        since it was invented in France in the 1980s.</P>
        <P>Two women who took it in the United States have died, =
although the=20
        FDA says it is unclear if their deaths were directly related to =
the=20
        pill's use.</P>
        <P>Patients who take RU-486 take the first pill under the care =
of a=20
        physician. A second medication called misoprostol, taken three =
days=20
        later, induces labor so the embryo can be expelled. In 5 to 8 =
percent of=20
        cases, surgery is required to stop the patient's bleeding.</P>
        <P>Eric Schaff, chair of the National Abortion Federation, which =

        promotes non-surgical abortion, said aspirin causes more deaths =
than=20
        RU-486.</P>
        <P>But anti-abortion groups such as the National Right to Life =
Committee=20
        insist that the pills "offer a whole new set of significant =
risks," and=20
        makes abortion seem too simple. A report on the group's Web site =
says=20
        the pill gives "supporters of abortion a chance to change the =
image of=20
        abortion, making it seem as simple as taking a pill."</P>
        <P>Although he said he did not blame the pill for his daughter's =
death,=20
        Monty Patterson regretted that she and her boyfriend hadn't =
received=20
        more information and support from family members, counselors and =

        physicians.</P>
        <P>"What's disturbing is these young couples, they are relying =
upon what=20
        they think is good, solid info, and relying on what they think =
is a=20
        supportive network telling them everything is OK," he said. "I =
would=20
        have said, 'You know what, they don't know everything. Let's get =
more=20
        information.'"</P>
        <P>
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