'Heavenly Father, What Did I Just Do?' New Hope for Women Who Want To Reverse Their Abortion

"The abortion pill reversal process is very effective and safe. There are no increased birth defects." Dr. George Delgado

By Lori Johnson
CBN News

Women who change their minds after starting a so-called medical abortion can safely reverse course and give birth to a healthy baby. Medical abortions are when the expectant mother takes a number of pills that lead to the unborn child's death.

About one-third of all abortions are medical abortions, but a new study shows nearly three-fourths of abortion pill reversals are successful.

Four-year-old Zachariah is one of those success stories. His mother, Rebekah Buell, told CBN News that she was 19 when she went to Planned Parenthood for a medical abortion. The process involves taking a mifepristone pill, also known as RU-486, at the office and taking a different pill at home the following day, where the child is expelled.

"I knew it was wrong, but I thought, 'God, you're just going to have to forgive me,'" Rebekah said.

Rebekah recalled feeling an overwhelming sense of sorrow and starting to cry immediately after taking that first pill in the Planned Parenthood office. "The woman who gave me the pill said, 'Just because you're sad doesn't mean you're making the wrong decision.'"

But Rebekah couldn't shake the intense feeling of regret. 

"I just thought, 'Heavenly Father, what did I just do? What is this pill doing to my baby right now? Is it hurting my baby? God, if there's a way out of this please help me find it. And if there's not, please help me forgive myself.'"

She went home and searched on her computer the phrase: "I took the first abortion pill and changed my mind." The search brought up the Abortion Pill Reversal website. She called the phone number on the website and was matched with a nearby doctor who administered progesterone injections for several weeks to reverse the effects of mifepristone.

When a Planned Parenthood representative called to find out how her abortion went, Rebekah informed the woman she was attempting to keep her baby. 

"She [PP representative] said, 'Do you have any idea what you're doing? The medication you took can cause severe abnormalities.' So I was so scared during my pregnancy I couldn't sleep. But Zacariah was born perfectly healthy, is still perfectly healthy, so incredibly smart and witty."

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