The Christian Legal Centre, the legal ministry of the group Christian Concern, argued in a Feb. 7 press release that the criticisms were misleading, saying that “two of the three women in the study who suffered hemorrhage requiring emergency care were given placebos following mifepristone administration,” while only one had received progesterone.
“Citing this study, it has been concluded by opponents of APR that progesterone administered in this context represents a serious danger to women. However, the limited findings of this study in no way support the idea that APR treatment is dangerous,” it commented.
The Christian Legal Centre said that there was “a spike” in women seeking APR after the authorities in England gave temporary permission for at-home medical abortions in March 2020 during the first nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
“This means that women who are under 10 weeks pregnant can currently request, receive and take these pills without any human contact other than a short telephone call, often with someone who is not medically qualified,” it said.
“One woman has described the process of getting the abortion pills as ‘easier than getting a takeaway’ [takeout] and serious safety and ethical concerns have been repeatedly raised in parliament.”
The organization quoted a woman identified only as Rachel, who said that Kearney had helped her after she became pregnant during lockdown and took the first abortion pill.
“If it wasn’t for Dr. Kearney, our child would not be alive,” she said. “We have not once regretted the decision to reverse the termination and we are grateful to Dr. Kearney for being there for us.”
Andrea Williams said that other women had expressed gratitude for Kearney’s help.
“Even where the babies were not saved, or where they decided to decline the progesterone treatment, they feel that he has cared for them and helped them when they most needed it. He steps into the breach where the abortion providers are manifestly failing,” she said.
“In any other area of medicine, treatment would be stopped if consent was withdrawn. Is ideology and the vested interests of abortion providers in the U.K. getting in the way of the woman’s right to choose?”
In a June 2021 interview with the National Catholic Register, Kearney said that he was leaning on his Catholic faith during his present difficulties.
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“In dealing with these trials that have lately come my way, I am reminded of the actress Patricia Heaton when she was asked why she is not afraid to give witness to her faith among celebrity and Hollywood elites,” he said.
“I take her response and adapt it. On Judgment Day, it won’t be the GMC that I have to stand before and give account of my life.”
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