It is believed the woman was given misoprostol
A Massachusetts man has been charged after tricking his pregnant ex-girlfriend into taking an abortion pill under the guise of iron supplements and vitamins. According to Waterstad PoliceRobert Kawada, 43, secretly gave his ex-girlfriend pills intended to terminate her pregnancy, including misoprostol. As a result, the woman suffered a miscarriage.
It is striking that the two met in January via a dating app and were together for a few months. After they broke up in March, the woman told Kawada she was pregnant. At first he gave her assurances, citing his experiences with his ex-wife's pregnancy and saying that his father was a gynecologist. However, he wanted to terminate the pregnancy and gave her pills disguised as prenatal supplements. Watertown police arrested him Friday.
Prosecutor Jacob McCrindle said the woman received phone calls from someone claiming to be a nurse from her doctor's office. She said she had to take the iron pills Kawada gave her. The woman later suffered severe cramps and some bleeding, which medical staff confirmed was a miscarriage, WBTS reported.
Court documents show his cell phone search at the time included “photos of an aborted 9-week fetus,” “telephone voice changer” and “chewing Misoprostol.”
During the police investigation, Kawada denied the accusation, saying he gave the woman vitamin C and iron supplements he ordered from Amazon. However, information collected from his phone revealed that he had called an online pharmacy that sells misoprostol.
Misoprostol is one of two medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as part of a medication abortion regimen, safe for up to 11 weeks of pregnancy. The drug is prescribed for taking between 24 and 48 hours after mifepristone. According to CBS News, medication abortion accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States.
He now faces criminal charges of attempted poisoning, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant person, and assault and battery on a household or family member.