Sarah Varney:
Twelve leading medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, say these claims are untrue.
Decades of research show the risk of major complications from taking abortion pills is less than 0.4 percent. They are safer than commonly used drugs like Tylenol or Viagra.
At Whole Woman's Health Alliance, CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller says medication abortion gives women more control over their health care.
Amy Hagstrom Miller, President and CEO, Whole Woman's Health: When you have medication abortion, part of the process happens at home. And a lot of people like that. They think it's less invasive. It involves cramping and bleeding and passing of the pregnancy, very similar to a miscarriage.
And people can be at home with their loved ones and can sort of schedule the passing of the pregnancy around their work schedule or their childcare schedule.
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