Worries about causing pain and distress to the fetus
Thoughts were expressed regarding fetal pain and suffering caused by strong
uterine contractions during the abortion process and that mifepristone had
caused sudden death and death twitches to the fetus. These feelings increased the
sense of guilt and that the woman had abandoned a child she had carried during
the pregnancy. One woman told that she had felt fetal movements and when they
ceased she tried to push aside thoughts about what had happened to the fetus.