Facebook Apologizes For Deleting DIY Abortion Posts

Facebook apologized for deleting a link to do-it-yourself abortion instructions.

Facebook quelled a public relations flap over abortion last week when the social networking site pulled instructions for a do-it-yourself abortion from the page of the Dutch group Women on Waves.

The women’s rights organization posted a graphic detailing how to terminate a pregnancy using the drug misoprostol, commonly prescribed to treat ulcers.

The instructions were meant for women who live in countries where abortion is prohibited.

The Atlantic Wire explains how misoprostol used in combination with another drug, mifeprex, is approved by the U.S.

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