Alarming study finds abortion-inducing drug in drinking water of 3 US cities
Researchers said the findings warrant concern and further investigation into the source of the anti-progesterone activity and its potential effects on fertility, pregnancy, and animal health
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A new study reports detecting mifepristone, an anti-progesterone drug used in chemical abortions, in water samples from three U.S. cities, raising concerns about potential harmful implications for fertility and pregnancy.
The research article, titled “Anti-Progesterone in Environmental Water,” was published online July 20 as a preprint in Issues in Law & Medicine, a journal published by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Researchers collected 36 water samples near Austin, Texas; Blacksburg, Virginia; and Carbondale, Illinois. In each area, they collected four upstream and four downstream samples from a wastewater treatment facility, along with four municipal tap water samples.
The test measured anti-progesterone activity and reported the results as mifepristone equivalents. The researchers said additional testing is needed to confirm the source of the activity and assess its potential health effects. ---More...
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