WHAT IS A NON-SURGICAL ABORTION?
A non-surgical or medical abortion is a method for ending a woman’s pregnancy without surgery. In the United States, the conventional, more common method for performing an abortion is a surgical procedure called a dilation and curettage or D&C. A surgical abortion is simple and quick. In a very small percentage of surgical abortions, however, certain risks and complications can occur, which are related to the surgical procedure. With a medical abortion, however, there is no surgery, and therefore these complications are avoided. Instead of surgery, medications are administered which cause the body to abort the pregnancy, very like a miscarriage. Q: WHEN IN PREGNANCY IS MEDICAL ABORTION POSSIBLE? A: Medical abortion is recommended only in early pregnancy. Medical abortion can be done as soon as the pregnancy is confirmed up until 56 days (8 weeks) after the first day of the last normal menstrual period. It is important that a woman confirm a pregnancy as soon as possible if she wants to
