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letter
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live tweeting aborter Angie Jackson from father of teen who died from
RU-486 abortion
I received the following email yesterday from Monty Patterson, father
of Holly Patterson, who at the age of 18 died due to an RU-486 abortion
in 2003.
Mr. Patterson gave me permission to post his note and sent a link to an
informative July 2006 Ladies Home Journal article detailing Holly's
death, along with others, and the risks of taking RU-486.
From: Monty Patterson
Dear Jill...
Angie Jackson's attempt to "demystify" medication abortions with pills
can send the wrong message to women and young teens with respect to
their health and well being.
Her message, "It's not that bad, it's not that scary, you too can have
an abortion if you want one," approach is not always the case when it
comes to terminating an unplanned pregnancy.
There are serious risks with the so called "abortion pill" procedure
and those risks must be communicated in a clear, concise, and
responsible manner so women can make informed decisions. Most women may
hear about the rare possibility of death associated with medication
abortion but let's put a name and face on one such example.
Let's not forget about what happened to 18-year-old Holly Patterson in
2003 and her experience with an early pregnancy termination using the
Mifeprex (RU486/misoprostol) regimen. She died a tragic death after 7
days into her procedure. She was in perfect health and a pinnacle of
fitness. Her story was well publicized throughout the news media and
the internet.
As her father, my experience at the hospital, where she eventually
died, was terrifying beyond any words that I could possibly describe.
Try to imagine the thoughts that went through Holly's mind during the
last few precious moments of her life. I'm positive all she could think
about was the basic instinct to survive her hopeless ordeal. I'm sure
it wasn't the information she had received from Planned Parenthood that
the procedure was "a safe option for ending pregnancy in the privacy of
your home and it comes in an easy-to-take pill form."
I hope that Angie realizes she may be sending an unrealistic message
and impression to other women and teenagers that a medication abortion
really is not that dangerous. I can personally tell you that it can be
a serious and life threatening procedure that can end in death.
Angie is an adult who made a conscious decision based on the resources
and information she obtained. To share her reality experience with
others is exercising her rights of freedom of speech and press.
However, from a parent's perspective, she might be influencing
teenagers, some as young as 14 years old, that it is simply "no big
deal." It is a big deal, and I'm sure that if Holly were alive today
she would tell us that she made a poor and uniformed choice based upon
her options at the time. Teenagers may not have the experience or
knowledge to make these important life decisions on their own.
I am also very concerned that women between the ages of 20-30 years
old, who are most likely to have a medical abortion, will perceive it
as an extremely safe procedure with little risk to their safety, health
and welfare.
Social media, such as Twitter and YouTube, has now made it possible for
anyone to publish and broadcast their own sensational news story. Let's
be responsible and use it wisely as someone's life may be depending on
it.
Sincerely,
Monty Patterson
Contact: Jill Stanek
Source:
jillstanek.com
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