Abortifacient: induces abortion; kills or harms fetus
Practitioners should be extremely cautious if and when using abortifacient herbs for women’s health care. They need to be positive the woman is not pregnant or wants to be pregnant prior to prescribing these herbs. When counseling women who are considering the use of an herbal abortifacient, it is important to let them know that Abortifacients may have a slight chance of not terminating the fetus’ life. Ultimately, they can certainly cause harm to the fetus if she so chooses to keep the fetus after a failed abortion attempt.
