In short, no. The potion wasn't a safe alternative to pregnancy. Its description included a great many warnings that left Melody half wondering if they existed only to deter women waffling on the idea of motherhood. It might leave her sterile, or cause some hemorrhaging that only experienced healers could stop. Its purpose was to dissolve the baby, which was why time was of the essence. The longer she postponed taking it the lesser the chance the baby would be fully dissolved, leaving her to birth a half-formed child.

Despite all the warnings, it was still the safest option she discovered in her few weeks of research. There was some ghastly muggle way using a metal hook, but Melody didn't see how thaf was any safer than this potion. Had she more time she might have been able to find yet a different way, but her body was already changing. She needed to act quickly.

"As safe as such a potion can be." She said quietly. "It has risks — every method I've found thus far carries risks. It seemed the safest of the options." The drawing depicting the metal hook would haunt Melody forever. How such a tool was inserted baffled her completely.