RU-486 was tested at twelve British hospitals. Her baby was born dead at six months. Both of the baby's legs were malformed and fused together. Dr. Jean-Michel Alexandre, president of the French government's Medical Sales Commission said that the main drawback to the new drug is that it increases the risk of birth defects in babies who survive, and all women who take it would be virtually obliged to have another abortion if the pregnancy was not terminated the first time. RU-486 is lethal to the unborn child and is hazardous to the pregnant woman.
All research reports speak of severe cramping, nausea, vomiting and bleeding.
If a woman is lucky, bleeding will be only about three times that of her average menstrual period. There are 13 cases reported in the literature of mothers who needed blood transfusions. Many of these women live in villages where surgery and transfusions are unobtainable. In such cases, prolonged profuse bleeding could lead to anemia and even death. In the event of an ectopic pregnancy, occurring in the fallopian tube, RU-486 can create a false impression that the woman is no longer with child.