Abortion itself

First off let's start with what is abortion?
Answer:An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. This can occur spontaneously or accidentally as with a miscarriage, or be artificially induced by medical, surgical or other means. "Abortion" can refer to an induced procedure at any point during human pregnancy; it is sometimes medically defined as either miscarriage or induced termination before the point of viability.[1] Throughout history, abortion has been induced by various methods and the moral and legal aspects of abortion are subject to intense debate in many parts of the world. (Wikipedia)

Who and why do women do it??
Many women in their lifetime will have at least one unplanned pregnancy. More than one-third of all U.S. women will have an abortion by the time they are 45 years old. About six million women in the U.S. become pregnant every year. Half of those pregnancies are unintended. Nearly 1.3 million women choose abortion to end their pregnancy each year.

The most common reasons a woman chooses abortion are
She is not ready to become a parent.
She cannot afford a baby.
She doesn't want to be a single parent.
She doesn't want anyone to know she has had sex or is pregnant.
She is too young or too immature to have a child.
She has all the children she wants.
Her husband, partner, or parent wants her to have an abortion.
She or the fetus has a health problem.
She was a survivor of rape or incest.

Is abortion right for you??
Most women look to their husbands, partners, families, health care providers, clergy, or someone else they trust for support as they make their decision about an unintended pregnancy. And many women go to the clinic with their partner. But you don't have to tell anybody. Specially trained educators at women's health clinics can talk with you in private. You may bring someone with you. You will discuss your options — adoption, parenting, and abortion. You may be asked if someone is pressuring you to have an abortion.

Teens are encouraged to involve parents in their decision to have an abortion, and most do have a parent involved. But telling a parent is only required in states with mandatory parental involvement laws. Such laws force a woman under 18 to tell a parent or get parental permission before having an abortion. In most of these states, if she can't talk with her parents — or chooses not to — she can appear before a judge. The judge will consider whether she's mature enough to decide on her own. If not, the judge will decide whether an abortion is in the teen's best interests. In any case, if there are complications during the procedure, parents of minors may be notified.


This information here is for your inqueries on abortion.
The few types of abortion are D&E (Dilation and Evacuation), D&C (Dilation and Curettage), and Medical Abortion.

Medical abortion is a pregnancy put to end by using a medication. I believe you cannot take this past 9 weeks of a pregnancy. It only has a 75%-95% success rate. What happens is during the first appointment at the clinic you receive the mifepristone pill to take orally. Then 24 to 72 hours later, in the privacy of your own home, you take the misoprostol medication as directed by your clinic (vaginally or buccally). Misoprostol causes contractions resulting in a miscarriage. When used in combination, mifepristone and misoprostol are 95-97% effective within two weeks. Mifepristone and misoprostol are FDA approved.
-Non Surgical Abortion RU486- Mifepristone
-Non Surgical Abortion RU486- Mifepristone

A D&E is used in many cases after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Which is usually an outpatient basis but may need hospitilazion if you are very far along. The surgery usually takes 30 minutes to complete. However the D&C is close to this except mostly using suctioning.

Here is generalization of what they will do. They may do an ultrasound throughout the procedure to not miss anything.

1. Check to see just how far along you are and determine the size of your uterus

2. There are two ways they can dilate your cervix one is to insert a sponge and it will open over night, or they will do it right before the surgery by inserting larger and larger dilators.

3. They will give you a type of anesthesia or sedative to either put you to sleep or minimize the pain.

4. Then they will have lie back and put your feet in the stirrups.

5. Insert a speculum and clean the vagina and cervix with a antiseptic solution.

6. This is now when they dilate the cervix if not done before hand.

7. They may now insert a tube to suction out the placenta or any other liquids.

8. Now they will start using forceps to remove the tissue.

9. A curette may be used now to scrape the lining of your uterus, and followed by more suctioning to insure it is fully removed.

10. If you have a negative blood type they will give you a shot afterwards to help fight the antibodies.

11. Lastly they will put you in a recovery room where they can check your vitals and make sure you are'nt showing any problems.



There are some risks which are very rare but I will list them anyways.

A tear in the uterine lining which would need to be fixed with another surgery.

An infection, which when you leave they will give you an antibiotic to prevent it.

Injury to the cervix, which may cause future pregnancies to open the cervix too early.


Here are just a few things to think about

1. It is unlikely to affect your fertility

2. Counseling for a second trimester abortion may be more needed than an earlier one.

3. You may feel postpartum depression.





When you are finished you will be sent home.