By Bradley Mattes, Life Issues Institute - (I)n the minds of countless women, it (has been) the abortionist who takes the life of their babies… That paradigm is shifting with RU 486, because it’s the woman who takes the pill that kills her unborn child. Then at home and often alone, she ingests the second pill that will initiate strong uterine contractions to expel the dead baby. In the process, she will experience nausea, painful cramping and profuse bleeding.