ABORTION

Abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy. In-clinic abortion procedures are safe and effective. In-clinic abortions are also called surgical abortions.

Suction abortion (also called vacuum aspiration) is the most common type of in-clinic abortion. It uses gentle suction to empty your uterus. It’s usually used until about 12 weeks after your last period.

Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) is another kind of in-clinic abortion procedure. It uses suction and medical tools to empty your uterus. You can get a D&E later in a pregnancy than aspiration abortion — usually if it has been 16 weeks or longer since your last period.  

INDICATIONS FOR ABORTION

In-clinic abortions are extremely effective. They work more than 99 out of every 100 times. Most in-clinic abortions only take about 5-10 minutes. Needing to get a repeat procedure because the abortion didn’t work is really rare. 

Indications for abortion are:

• Medical reasons
• Personal reasons

For most women, the abortion decision is carefully decided and is seldom taken lightly. In most cases, her decision to terminate the pregnancy is based on an accurate assessment of her circumstances.