- Making a Decision
- Making an Abortion Appointment
- Coming to the Clinic
- Vacuum Aspiration (1st Trimester)
- Dilation & Evacuation (2nd Trimester)
- Non Surgical Abortion
- Risks
- Post Abortion Care
- One Woman's Story
- Personal Decision and Public Action

Non-Surgical Abortion

The Non-surgical abortion uses the drug Mifeprex^®, which is also known as
RU-486. This is NOT the same as Emergency Contraception, also known as the "Morning After Pill". To learn more about Emergency Contraception please click
here.

A non-surgical abortion is done through a series of visits to the Emma Goldman
Clinic.

Initially, you will be examined to determine how many weeks pregnant you are.
If the pregnancy has been determined to be 63 days (9 weeks) or less from your
last menstrual period, you will take Mifeprex^®. Mifeprex^® is a medication that
blocks progesterone, a hormone necessary to maintain a pregnancy. Less than
3% of women will abort the pregnancy after taking the Mifeprex^®.

Two days after the first visit you will take a drug called misoprostol. Misoprostol causes cramping and bleeding similar to or heavier than menses. This is what
expels the pregnancy.

You will return to the Emma Goldman Clinic 14 days after the initial visit for a
check up to confirm that termination of your pregnancy was complete and there
have been no complications.

If you would like to read more about this option, you can visit the Mifeprex^®
website at www.earlyoptionpill.com.