2/11/2022- 8:02 a.m.
In a TV debate following the legalisation of ‘DIY’ abortions in the US, a pro-abortion activist apparently took an abortion pill live on air.
Founder of the Detroit chapter of The Satanic Temple, Jex Blackmore, took a pill that she claimed was mifepristone – the first of two pills taken in an early medical abortion – in a debate with pro-life activist and lawyer, Rebecca Kiessling.
In the debate, whilst promoting ‘DIY’ home abortions, Blackmore held up a white pill to the camera claiming it was the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone.
She said: “I want to show you how easy it is, and safe it is, by taking it myself”. Blackmore then put the pill in her mouth, washed it down with a sip of water, and smiled at the camera.
The debate moderator asked: “You’re not pregnant, are you?”
“I would say that this is going to end a pregnancy”, Blackmore replied. “This would be my third abortion”.
Kiessling closed her eyes and shook her head in response. Writing on Facebook later, she criticised Blackmore for the callous demonstration.
She said: “After the segment ended, I just broke down in tears. It’s like someone pushing a button for a drone strike on innocent victims like it’s nothing because they don’t see them, while the rest of us are fully aware of the carnage to ensue, the shocking loss of life”.
