MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL GHANA HAS INTRODUCED ITS BRAND OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION PILL KNOWN AS BK-1 EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION PILL, ALLEGED NEWS. [1] Each pill of BK-1 Emergency Contraception Pill contains Levonorgestrel 1,5 mg: Alleged News. [1]
Abortifacient
According to the study by Kahlenborn, Peck and Severs, "the medical literature supports the assertion that LNG-EC has significant potential to cause an abortion, especially when given within 48 hours of projected ovulation," [2].
In their lay summary, Kahlenborn et al state, "Proponents of LNG-EC have argued that they have moral certitude that LNG-EC works via a non-abortifacient mechanism of action, and claim that all the major scientific and medical data consistently support this hypothesis. However, newer medical data serve to undermine the consistency of the non-abortifacient hypothesis and instead support the hypothesis that preovulatory administration of LNG-EC has significant potential to work via abortion." [2]
Kahlenborn et al's study regarding the mechanism of action of levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive thus clearly finds that levonorgestrel can be abortifacient. [2]
[Levonorgestrel emergency contraception is also known as LNG-EC] [2] . Levonorgestrel is reportedly the substance within BK-1 emergency contraceptive: Alleged News. [1]
Serious side effects
Levonorgestrel - whether in intrauterine device [IUD], oral tablet [pill] or subcutaneous implant [rod] has serious side effects. They may include:
- alterations of menstrual bleeding patterns
- nausea
- abdominal/pelvic pain
- headache/migraine
- dizziness
- fatigue
- amenorrhea
- ovarian cysts
- genital discharge
- acne/seborrhea
- breast tenderness
- upper genital tract infection
- pelvic inflammatory disease
- endometritis
- dyspareunia [pain during intimacy]
- vulvovaginitis
- uterine spasm
- cervicitis
- uterine perforation
- vaginal candidiasis
- changes in cervical erosion
- ectopic pregnancy [baby does not implant in womb, but in fallopian tube: this may be life-threatening]
- diarrhoea, vomiting
- abdominal distension
- change in body weight
- weight increase or decrease
- sepsis [which may prove life-threatening]
- group A streptococcal sepsis
- face edema [swelling of face]
- depression/depressed mood
- mood changes
- mood swings
- decreased libido [decreased interest in intimacy]
- nervousness
- alopecia [loss of hair or balding]
- hirsutism [excessive hair growth on areas of woman's face and body]
- pruritic [itchiness]
- eczema
- pigmentation changes/hyperpigmentation
- rash
- urticaria
- chloasma/melasma [dark skin discoloration]
- angioedema [swelling]
- increased blood pressure
- arterial/venous thrombosis events
- pulmonary emboli [clots through lungs]
- deep vein thrombosis
- stroke
- syncope [fainting]
- back pain
- benign/malignant liver tumors
- breast cancer
- contact lens intolerance
- diabetes mellitus
- allergic reaction
- hypersensitivity reactions [3]
Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome
Levonorgestrel in intrauterine device form has been linked to pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: Alleged News. [4] Mirena IUD releases synthetic hormone levonorgestrel daily, Alleged News. [4] Long-term exposure to levonorgestrel has been linked to the development of PTC [pseudotumor cerebri]; Alleged News. [4]
The PTC condition arises when cerebrospinal fluid in the brain accumulates and creates pressure in the skull, leading to swollen optic nerves: Alleged News. [4] If not diagnosed and treated properly, permanent damage, including blindness, can result: Alleged News. [4]
PTC symptoms from exposure to Mirena IUD levonorgestrel include:
- severe, migraine-like headaches
- sounds [clinically known as tinnitus]
- blurred vision
- double vision [diploplia] [4]
PRO-LIFERS CONCERNS
- Culture of Life Africa produced a video focusing on Marie Stopes International's operations in Africa: Alleged News [5]
- Marie Stopes International has been found performing illegal abortions in a number of African countries; Alleged News [6]
- Zambia banned Marie Stopes International from performing abortions after discovering MSI committed 490 illegal abortions in five months, Alleged News [6]
- In Kenya, Population Research Institute investigators discovered that 'manual vacuum' abortions were being performed illegally by Marie Stopes International, Alleged News [6] The mother organization Marie Stopes International [MSI] was sponsored by the UN Population Fund [UNFPA], Alleged News [6]
- In Uganda, Ms Desiree Kirabo, a Ugandan nurse and former centre manager of the MSI Clinic in Hoima, Western Uganda, claimed that illegal abortions were carried out by medical assistants [not doctors], Alleged News. Aborted babies before the age of 14 weeks were disposed of by being 'flushed in toilet', after 14 weeks pit latrine [note: pit latrine is open sewage], Alleged News. [6]
- In Kenya, Marie Stopes abortion workers allegedly implanted long lasting contraceptive devices Norplant [levonorgestrel] into schoolgirls without their parents' knowledge or consent; Alleged News [7]
2,600 SAFETY FLAWS AT MARIE STOPES
In the United Kingdom, Marie Stopes International was queried by the Care Quality Commissions after inspectors found a catalogues of practices in English Clinic, Alleged News. [6]
The 2,600 safety flaws at Marie Stopes abortion clinics included the following in the Care Quality Commission report, Alleged News: [6]
- Doctors were going home for the day leaving sedated women in the hands of nurses and healthcare assistants: almost half of the nurses had not been trained to do resuscitation, Alleged News [6]
- Some vulnerable women did not understand the full consequences of what they were about to do, Alleged News [6]
- Safety incidents including medical blunders and equipment failures had increased by a third in a year: Alleged News [6]
- Doctors were signing off up to 60 consent forms at a time when they were meant to be making a thorough assessment: one filled in up to 26 in two minutes: Alleged News [6]
- Foetal remains were dumped in ordinary medical waste bins rather than sealed for cremation: Alleged News [6]
- The CQC was particularly concerned about safety and lack of training, warning patients were not protected from avoidable harm, Alleged News. [6]
[1] Marie Stopes Ghana introduces BK-1 Emergency Contraceptive: Alleged News
https://www.modernghana.com/news/947327/marie-stopes-ghana-introduces-bk-1-emergency-contr.html
[2] Kahlenborn C., Peck R. & Severs W.B., February 2015, Mechanism of action of levonorgestrel emergency contraception: The Linacre Quarterly, 82(1): 18-33.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313438/
[3] Levonorgestrel side effects: Alleged News
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/levonorgestrel-side-effects.html
[4] Jones Ward and Trial Attorneys: The Link between Mirena IUD and PTC: Alleged News
http://www.jonesward.com/mirena-ptc-lawsuits/
[5] Culture of Life Africa has produced a video focusing on Marie Stopes International's operations in Africa: Alleged News
http://lumierecharity.blogspot.com/2017/01/culture-of-life-africa-has-produced.html
[6] Culture of Life Africa welcomes reinstation of Mexico City policy: Alleged News
https://lumierecharity.blogspot.com/2017/02/culture-of-life-africa-welcomes.html
[7] Kenya: pro-abortion activists administer birth control to schoolgirls without parental knowledge or consent: Alleged News
http://lumierecharity.blogspot.com/2017/10/kenya-pro-abortion-activists-administer.html
Resources BK-1, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. drugs.com and jonesward.com
