Author: Randall K. O'Bannon, Ph.D.

Part Three: No Matter What Happens with the Law, Still Abortion By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note.  Part One addressed claims that at-home abortions would be easier and Part Two made clear that self-managed abortions will be more dangerous. In Part Three, Dr. O’Bannon will explore what role …

Part Two: Abortion without Clinics and Greater Risk By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note In Part One Dr. O’Bannon outlined how the only one these bloody, extremely painful chemical abortions are easier for is the abortionist who only does a cursory interview, prescribes the pills and ships them …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL Director of Education & Research On December 16, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had completed a review of chemical abortion regulations launched by the Biden administration in May, determining whether the abortion pills could be shipped to women’s homes without a woman first seeing a doctor. …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research The constant refrain of abortion advocates is that mifepristone (the first of the two-drug chemical regimen) ought to be available by telemedicine and mail because it has been shown to be “safe and effective,” poses no real harm to women and allows them the …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Another day, yet another study from abortion advocates claiming that Do-It-Yourself (DIY) or “self-managed” chemical abortions are safe and effective.  This latest one is a study of about a thousand pregnant women in Argentina and Nigeria – where abortion was illegal at the time …

Safety, efficacy claims for telemedical, mail-order mifepristone abortions are based on dubious studies By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. The issues raised here in this series are part of a larger more detailed defense and analysis of the FDA’s regulations on mifepristone offered in National Right to Life’s …

Telemedical, Mail-Order Abortions Lack Critical Safeguards By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL Director of Education & Research Years of experience have demonstrated that the chemical abortion process inherently comes with failures, risks, and dangers to women. This is why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), since the pill was first approved, has limited its …

The FDA’s REMS regulations were put in place to address real safety issues with chemical abortions By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. The issues raised here in this series are part of a larger more detailed defense and analysis of the FDA’s regulations on mifepristone offered in National …

Chemical abortions are difficult and dangerous By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. The issues raised here in this series are part of a larger more detailed defense and analysis of the FDA’s regulations on mifepristone offered in National Right to Life’s “Special Report” found at nrlc.org/uploads/reports/RUREMSDefenseReport.pdf. Yesterday we …