Dopers, please help me if you can. I need to know the straight dope on the efficacy and safety of RU-486 induced abortions ASAP. My sister is two weeks pregnant, and I need to get information to her as soon as humanly possible. Obviously, I tried to Google this, but all I got was page after page after page of pro-life and pro-choice rhetoric, and/or web pages of offshore suppliers of the drugs. What I need are some serious statistics on the incidence and severity of side effects.
The reason that the situation is so critical is that she went to what was ostensibly a free abortion clinic for a consultation. Instead of providing her with balanced and unbiased advice, they bombarded her with pro-life propaganda from the second she walked through the door. Now she’s convinced that aborting the fetus would be tantamount to homicide, and is talking nowas if she has to carry the pregnancy to term (“But…it has fingers…”.) My mother and I are trying to convince her to take action before the window of opportunity passes. She was left financially devastated by the death of her husband 2 years ago, and is just now beginning to recover. She doesn’t even have Internet service anymore because she couldn’t even pay her NetZero bill—which is why I had to assume the task of getting her the information she needs. The ‘boyfriend’ (whom she met at a cowboy bar) is self-employed and is financially unreliable. Needless to say, she’s in no position to become a single mother.
All I really need is solid, accurate information on what the risks are, and their statistical incidence. Even just a good link would be appreciated. She’s a 41 year old Caucasian, nonsmoker, never had children. Any solid leads you could give me will help, thanks.