Medical abortion.

Abortion by Medical Profession

Early medical abortion at home.

Cameron et al.1 report on a pilot of early medical abortion in a group of women with pregnancies less than 8 weeks. They demonstrated good patient experiences and high levels of satisfaction in this group of women; in the immediate aftermath of the abortion. I do, however, have serious concerns regarding their administration of mifepristone right away, on the same day, following patient assessm...

Women's perceptions on medical abortion.

The reasons why women choose medical abortion vary in different countries. In most countries, the most common reasons for choosing medical abortion are as follows: (a) avoidance of surgery or general anesthesia; (b) perception that it is safer; and (c) perception that it is more natural than a surgical procedure. In most studies, over 80% of women who chose medical abortion found it acceptable ...

Early medical abortion at home.

We write in support of using mifepristone at the fi rst visit for early medical abortion (EMA), without an obligatory cooling-off period.1 In our service in South East Wales, we have been providing home EMA since 2007 in a setting very similar to that described in the pilot study reported by Cameron et al.2 Similarly, patients attending our service are able to have mifepristone administered at ...

Medical and Surgical Induced Abortion

No method of contraception is 100% effective; over half the women seeking an abortion are using contraception (Jones et al., 2002). It has been estimated that 42 million abortions are carried out every year, and half of these are illegal and unsafe (Sedgh et al., 2007). A proportion of women of all backgrounds with an unintended pregnancy are going to seek an abortion, legal or illegal, irrespe...