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

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 …

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 www.nrlc.org/uploads/reports/RUREMSDefenseReport.pdf . Holly Patterson …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Never let it be said that pro-abortionists ever miss a chance to expand abortion, regardless of the danger is poses to women. A recent, and very unsettling example, is telemedicine. Though it existed before COVID, telemedicine has become increasingly common with the pandemic. Doctors …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Just when you thought they’d gone as far down as they could go, abortion advocates reach a new low.  We thought desperate pregnant women ordering abortion pills over the internet and having them delivered by overnight mail was a serious medical risk for those …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D, NRLC Director of Education & Research Any lay person looking at recent headlines could be forgiven if they thought that new objective scientific studies had recently determined that chemical abortions, even with drugs obtained by telemedicine rather than distributed in person, are absolutely safe and effective. However, those who know …