Herbal Recipes for Abortion Are Unproven and Can Be Dangerous, Contrary to Social Media Posts
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Taking unregulated herbal cocktails to cause an abortion can be dangerous, obstetricians say. But recipes — some containing potentially toxic ingredients — for self-induced “miscarriages” have been circulating online since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24 — dismantling federal protection of the right to an abortion — posts began spreading online with home remedies and herbal concoctions that would purportedly cause a “miscarriage.”
Many of the posts — which are circulating, and — provide potentially dangerous ingredients without specifying dosage amounts, giving the impression that abortions can be induced with herbs.
