KUALA LUMPUR: There is a rise in the online sale of abortion pills, such as misoprostol, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

In a statement, he said the unsupervised use of abortion pills could result in complications such as uterine rupture, abrnomal bleeding, and fatal infections if left untreated.

“Besides that, the consumption of this pill may also result in birth defects if the attempt to abort the baby was in vain.”