A UK woman who was unsure whether or not to continue her pregnancy had a quick phone consultation with the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), and they sent her abortion pills in the mail.
Just like that.
A positive pregnancy test in 2020 sparked panic in the young woman, but Amrita Kaur (27) recently opened up to The Epoch Times about her how her journey didn't end there.
Amrita lives in the the town of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England, along with the baby's father. The two talked over their options and sought advice from trusted family members who encouraged them to make their own decision.
"All my life plans and goals started going through my mind," she told Epoch. "My eyes instantly filled up, and I cried for 20 minutes going through the things that I would never be able to do again if we kept the baby."
"The weight of this decision was so, so heavy for us," Kaur said. "We both cared about each other and didn't want to feel like each other was forced to do anything, but we also didn't want to tiptoe around our beliefs."
When the couple called BPAS, they had a list of questions to go through, but they were shocked by how brief the counselor was.
"We had a list of questions ready, and the lady on the phone did not answer one," Kaur recalled. "As soon as she heard the dad's voice, she asked him to leave and simply said that it's either I want the tablets or not. Out of fear of it becoming too late to get an abortion, I said yes. Within a couple of days, the abortion pills were at my door."
Kaur held on to the pills for days but eventually took the first of two pills out of fear of financial instability and not having a job. And I am sure it didn't help when a friend suggested a baby would stop them from "having fun."
Kaur told The Epoch Times that a moment of extreme panic promoted her to try to abort her baby girl but regretted taking the abortion pill within seconds.
"Within seconds, I was overwhelmed with regret," she said.
Kaur then searched for options on what to do next, which led her to find an abortion pill cancellation treatment.
She found a progesterone treatment available in America but thought there was "no chance" of getting it in the UK. In a panic, she called BPAS, and they told her that her feelings were normal and that if she didn't have any bleeding, she "should be fine" if she didn't take the second pill.
"I didn't feel they took my urgent situation seriously," Kaur said.
Kaur immediately started researching reversal options and discovered Dr. Dermot Kearney, a consultant cardiologist and past president of the UK's Catholic Medical Association. Kearney is a pro-life doctor who advocated an abortion reversal pill treatment to counteract mifepristone — the first of two drugs typically taken to terminate a pregnancy that is less than ten weeks along. The reversal pill only works if the mother doesn't take that second abortion pill.
Kaur spoke to Kearney's assistant, and within an hour, the doctor called her back and sent progesterone pills to her closest pharmacy. Kearney also referred Kaur to a support service for the remainder of her pregnancy.
"Dr. Dermot was very caring and understood my worry and pain," she said. "The following morning, I started to lightly bleed and took the pill."
Thank God for this doctor.
Kaur felt shame for taking the abortion pill in the first place and was terrified that it may have harmed her baby girl, but after taking progesterone for a week, she felt "more pregnant," and her 8-week checkup confirmed that her baby was developing well.
"It was an amazing feeling, carrying a child, and providing for this little being inside me," she said.
Amrita Kaur / The Epoch Times
Her baby girl, Ahri-Storm Kaur Garrett, was born at Warwickshire Hospital on Nov. 2, 2021.
"I am incredibly grateful that I was lucky enough to find Dr. Dermot and reverse my decision, as I could not imagine my life without my little girl now," Kaur said. "My view on pro-life is that fetuses are living, no matter how far along someone is … I think there needs to be a lot more information out there about pregnancy, the side-effects of the abortion pill, and the reality of having a child; not just the negative view.
"Having a baby does not change your life for the negative."
Amrita Kaur / The Epoch Times
The doctor that saved Kaur's baby (and 31 other babies!) was later suspended for promoting the abortion reversal pill before the General Medical Council lifted his suspension and decided that "no further action" was needed and determined that complaints against him were "hearsay" from an abortion provider and that none had originated from the women he treated, according to Life News.
Kaur and the doctor met in person for the first time when her daughter was two months old.
"My advice is to not hold onto guilt … once you have a baby, it will always work out, as you have this protective fire to provide for your child," she said. "The reality is that you are still your own woman, not just a mom, and have the ability to do anything you want to do. You just have a little cheerleader with you at all times!"
Amrita Kaur / The Epoch Times
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