{"id":272355,"date":"2026-04-17T09:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272355\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:27:07","slug":"abortion-pill-reversal-saved-my-baby-california-is-trying-to-take-that-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272355\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion pill reversal saved my baby \u2014 California is trying to take that away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Those who support a woman\u2019s right to choose should not be working to block that same woman from choosing differently when she has a change of heart. Abortion pill reversal saved my baby and the California attorney general is trying to hide this life-saving option from women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">He claims it\u2019s dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>I made the incredibly difficult decision to get an abortion because, at the time, I felt it necessary. That, too, carried risks, and I accepted them because I thought I had no other option. When I learned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">abortion pill reversal<\/a>, I was given a second chance. The process I experienced was safe and effective. It\u2019s just progesterone \u2014 the same hormone my own body produced to support my pregnancy \u2014 yet somehow, that is what they call &#8220;risky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/exclusive-hawley-urges-doj-probe-abortion-pill-maker-safety-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HAWLEY URGES DOJ PROBE INTO ABORTION PILL MAKER OVER SAFETY CONCERNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It makes me question whether the concern is really about women at all, or for the power and politics involved.<\/p>\n<p>My story started when I found myself pregnant after a brief reunion with my ex, Ben. He had already moved out, and our relationship was strained. I was overwhelmed by the thought of doing this on my own. At first, I was excited, but the doubts from others quickly crept in. Family and friends questioned whether I could handle it. I began to question it too.<\/p>\n<p>I chose to take the abortion pill, and immediately, I regretted it. That same day, I received a message from Ben telling me he wanted us to keep the baby. In that moment, everything shifted. I knew I had to try to stop what I had started. I searched frantically for help and found abortion pill reversal. Calling that number changed everything. It gave me an option I didn\u2019t know existed in the moment I needed it most.<\/p>\n<p>With support from Ben and the pregnancy center staff who walked alongside us, I began the process. In the weeks that followed, I saw my baby on the screen during sonograms. I watched her grow. Ben and I began taking parenting classes together, and slowly, we started building something new, something stronger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/missouri-attorney-general-new-legal-aim-mail-order-abortion-pills-over-safety-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES NEW LEGAL AIM AT MAIL-ORDER ABORTION PILLS OVER SAFETY CONCERNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On January 18, 2024, I gave birth to our daughter, Evelyn.<\/p>\n<p>That &#8220;problem&#8221; I was trying to solve is now 2 years old. She looks for me in every room she enters and finds comfort in my arms. She believes my kisses heal all boo-boos and she trusts me completely to keep her safe. That&#8217;s why I defend abortion pill reversal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/reproductive-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Choosing reversal, choosing her<\/a>, was the best decision of my life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/hawley-demands-congressional-oversight-abortion-pill-after-fda-fails-complete-promised-safety-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HAWLEY DEMANDS CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF ABORTION PILL AFTER FDA FAILS TO COMPLETE PROMISED SAFETY STUDY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not theoretical for me. This is real.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion pill reversal gave me a second chance in a moment of desperation. It is a life-saving intervention. To stand against it feels no different than opposing something like CPR. We do not deny people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/individual-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a chance to live<\/a> just because their lives are politically inconvenient or do not fit our narrative. We step in and help.<\/p>\n<p>That is why I speak out. That is why I will continue to defend abortion pill reversal.<\/p>\n<p>No woman should be denied the chance to change her mind. Calling that number and stopping the abortion I had started led to a series of events that led to what I consider the happiest years of my life so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s our job as women \u2014 and as a society \u2014 to keep our children safe. Motherhood is a God-given right for women. The attorney general shouldn&#8217;t be able to take that from us.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/parenting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">my family<\/a>, and I are living proof of what that second chance can mean.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Barrett is an Abortion Pill Rescue Network client and a stay-at-home mother living in Northern California with her fianc\u00e9 and two children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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