I just read this on AOL News and I figured someone out there would like to read it. Like always, thanks for visiting hope you learn something new.

-Amber

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal health investigators are baffled: Why have four California women died from a bloodstream infection after using a controversial abortion pill?

"On the surface, this appears unusual," said Dr. Marc Fischer, a medical epidemiologist at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "That's why we're investigating."

Two of the deaths - one this year and one last year - were reported last week by the Food and Drug Administration. The other two deaths occurred in 2003. All were caused by sepsis, a bloodstream infection, although the women didn't have all the usual symptoms for sepsis, such as fever, health officials say.

Only one other U.S. death linked to the drug has been reported since it went on the market in 2000, and the cause of death in that case was different.

Sold as Mifeprex, and also known as RU-486 or mifepristone, it is taken as two pills at different times. None of the women who died followed FDA-approved instructions for taking the drug, and authorities are looking into whether that may have played a role in their deaths.

The FDA said it believes Mifeprex is safe enough to stay on the market and that there is no proof it caused the deaths. However, the label will be updated to alert women and doctors in more detail to unusual, dangerous infections that are not always accompanied by fever.

More than 460,000 women in the United States have used Mifeprex since it was invented in France in the 1980s. The pill already contains a "black-box" warning highlighting the risk of bacterial infection, sepsis and death. Reports of fatal sepsis among the pill's users are rare, occurring one in 100,000 cases.

The drug's maker, New York-based Danco Laboratories, has defended the pill's record, saying there is no evidence Mifeprex caused bacterial infection and sepsis. However, the company agreed to change the warning label so patients and doctors know about the risk of rare infections.

Mifeprex is approved to end a pregnancy up to 49 days after the start of a woman's last menstrual cycle. It is a two-part treatment - one drug blocks a hormone required to sustain a pregnancy and the other, taken days later, ends the pregnancy.

The FDA calls for both pills to be swallowed, but the agency says it is aware that many abortion clinics and doctors recommend that the second pill be inserted vaginally based on studies that have shown its effectiveness in ending a pregnancy.

Dr. Vanessa Cullins, vice president of medical affairs at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said she believes vaginal insertion is safe. Abortion clinics counsel women on making sure their hands are clean before they insert the pill to avoid infection, Cullins said.

Federal drug regulators are unsure whether this so-called "off-label use" might have contributed to the deaths, but it is one of the areas being investigated.

Health investigators also will do tests to make sure the pills weren't contaminated. Two of the infections were caused by a common bacterium called Clostridium sordelli, which can cause nausea and diarrhea, but is rarely fatal. Investigators will study whether the germ might have mutated and become more lethal.

Authorities can't rule out simple math as one explanation for the group of deaths in California: Perhaps more women of child-bearing age are using the abortion pill in the nation's most populous state. There's also the possibility that California doctors may be more inclined to file the voluntary reports of adverse effects.

Monty Patterson, whose 18-year-old daughter Holly died of septic shock after taking Mifeprex to end an unplanned pregnancy in 2003, said the pill should be pulled from the market.

Patterson has been lobbying to halt sale of the pill since Holly's death, which was the first of the four California cases to be reported to the FDA.

"This drug is not safe," said Patterson, who lives in Livermore. "Holly never thought she would take a drug that would kill her. She wouldn't have done it."

Patterson sued Danco last year for an unspecified amount, claiming wrongful death and product liability.

The other U.S. death associated with Mifeprex was a case of a ruptured tubal pregnancy in 2001. Health officials have warned that the pill should not be used in women with suspected or confirmed ectopic pregnancies.

On the Net:

Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov

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It's been a very long time but alot has happened and I no longer have access to the internet at home.  Anyways I just wanted to say thank you to all of my visitors and leave you with an inspiring picture.

Much Love,

 Amber

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*WOW* - Today while browsing through abortion sites I came across pictures that even disturbed me, who looks at pictures of aborted babies every day.These pictures are not of the aftermath of abortion but of the actual abortion is progress.I would put the pictures onto my site but they are so disturbing and I know I sometimes have younger viewers.The following website is pictures of an abortion in progress.These pictures are very graphic, so please view at your own caution. http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/inProgress.html

*When is LIFE considered LIFE?* - Many pro-life people as well as I believe life starts immediately.Other people believe a baby is not a baby until late in the second or even third trimester.Abortions during the first trimester are killing innocent human beings.The first trimester of pregnancy begins when a fertilized egg implants into a woman's uterus. This occurs about 7 days after the egg is fertilized.The first trimester ends when the fetus is about 12 weeks old. (This is about 14 weeks from the first day of the last normal menstrual period.)Did you know the fetus at 7 weeks has a beating heart, a brain, visible arms, legs, hands, toes, and ears?Below are pictures of abortions during the first trimester.Now try to convince me these are nothing more than masses of tissue.

“NY-Times - Wirthlin poll revealed only 7% of Americans supporting abortion in the third trimester, and only 15% supporting it in the second trimester of pregnancy. Yet to understand how we are doing in the overall effort to end abortion, we have to consider that third-trimester procedures constitute about 1% of abortions, and second-trimester procedures constitute about 9%.All the rest of the abortions, some 90%, occur in the first trimester.It is in that period that we find 61% of Americans supporting the availability of abortion.It is also in that period that we find the persistent myth: that the unborn is not really a human child at that point.”

*UPDATE* - As for my brother and my ex-friend.She traveled across state lines seeking an abortion without her mother’s permission.Once there, she found out that she could not go through with it.I do not know what is next, whether she may try again to obtain an abortion or not.I hope that she will not.As for the comments telling me to support my friend, I will not condone her behavior in ANY way, whether someone likes it or not.I tried to be there for her and she lied repeatedly to me.So, I will let you know what happens in the next few weeks.

Hey sorry there hasn't been an update in forever. I have had a lot going on with life.  My best friend found out she was going to have a baby by my brother.  She is only 16 and he is barely 18.  They have decided to have an abortion.  It is upsetting to me and it has been tearring me apart.  I don't think I can any longer be of support of either one of them.  Anyways, thanks for all the props and comments, especially on the last post.  I am not here to make decisions for you.  Ultimately, no matter how hard I try to talk you out of it you will decide for yourself.  But, before you make that decision I want you to be informed of the risks and the truth. I don't claim to be rightous or perfect.  I am not a political person, being libral or conservative doesn't lead me to work endlessly in my fight for abortion.  As is with religion. I do not worship any god.  I am just a simple 16 year old girl with a passion for life and protecting innocent lives.  I am here to inform unknowing people of the face of abortion.  Whether you come and leave pro-life or pro-choice, I respect you in seeking knowledge.  Don't cuss me for my beliefs.  I am just like you, a human person with feeling and a capable brain.  Thank you for your time and support.  Best wishes in everything you do. 

                  Amber Irby

I can be reached online at pinkdixiekittie@aol.com.