Ellen R Wiebe
Extract
Of course methotrexate is contraindicated for a wanted pregnancy: it causes abortion in approximately 95% of pregnancies of less than 7 weeks’ gestation. This is why we are using it as an abortifacient. . . . if abortion failed in a women given methotrexate and she refused to undergo surgical abortion, there would be a risk to the fetus. From the experience with RU 486 in Europe we know that women rarely change their minds about abortion in such cases.
Wiebe ER. (Correspondence) Methotrexate and misoprostol used in abortions. Can Med Assoc J. 1994;151(5):518.