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Cosmo Endorses Misoprostol-Only Abortions, Ignoring Safety Risks

5/23/2026

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Cosmopolitan Magazine published a guide endorsing misoprostol alone for abortions, omitting that the drug is contraindicated in pregnancy and that the FDA approved combined mifepristone-plus-misoprostol regimen in 2000.
Planned Parenthood says misoprostol-only regimens succeed 85-95 % versus 95-99 % for the combined regimen, leaving 36.6 k–109.8 k women with incomplete abortions annually.
Alerts warn misoprostol can cause uterine rupture, severe bleeding, hysterectomy, maternal death, with ten of thirteen fatal sepsis cases involving vaginal use.

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Cosmopolitan Magazine published a guide endorsing misoprostol alone for abortions, omitting that the drug is contraindicated in pregnancy and that the FDA approved combined mifepristone-plus-misoprostol regimen in 2000.
Planned Parenthood says misoprostol-only regimens succeed 85-95 % versus 95-99 % for the combined regimen, leaving 36.6 k–109.8 k women with incomplete abortions annually.
Alerts warn misoprostol can cause uterine rupture, severe bleeding, hysterectomy, maternal death, with ten of thirteen fatal sepsis cases involving vaginal use.