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Considering Abortion?
If that's the case, you might be curious about your available options. Many individuals start searching for abortion information at this stage, only to find the situation confusing. The choices you have to make are already stressful, so our aim is to provide you with clear information about abortion, enabling you to make an informed decision regarding your pregnancy. So, how do we proceed? First and foremost, you should confirm whether you are pregnant.
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Abortion Information and Facts
What is Abortion?
Clearly, this is a hot topic and it can be difficult to find the abortion information you really need. So let’s take a look at what a federal government agency has to say. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), “a legal induced abortion is defined as an intervention performed by a licensed clinician (e.g., a physician, nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant) that is intended to terminate an ongoing pregnancy.” That said, there are several types of possible abortions. While there are different ways to break these types down, we’ll simplify it here.
Surgical Abortion
One method of surgical abortion is called an aspiration abortion. This is another type of abortion that occurs in the first trimester. Normally, the patient will need to be dilated well before the procedure takes place. The abortion practitioner then uses either a plastic cannula or a hand-held syringe to pull the baby out of the uterus. Early-stage aspiration abortions are done between 5-9 weeks, but can be done between 10-14 weeks if using a machine-operated pump.
Another method of surgical abortion is known as dilation and evacuation. This is the method used during the second trimester. It involves vacuum aspiration as well as utilizing forceps to remove the baby from the uterus. If it’s been more than 13 weeks since your last menstrual period, a dilation and evacuation is most likely the type of abortion you’d be having. While this is typically an outpatient procedure, risks increase as your pregnancy progresses.
Chemical Abortion
The Guttmacher Institute states that “medication abortions accounted for 39% of all abortions in 2017, up from 29% in 2014.” The United States Food and Drug Administration approved the drug mifepristone in 2000. This is a first trimester abortion, something that occurs within the first 10 weeks of gestation. The intent with this pill is to end a pregnancy in women who have experienced their last period in the past 10 weeks, or 70 days.
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Risks Associated with Abortion
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We just mentioned the fact that risks increase as your pregnancy progresses. That brings up an important topic many women are looking for when seeking abortion information. So what are the risks?
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According to the Mayo Clinic, “Women who have multiple surgical abortion procedures may also have more risk of trauma to the cervix.” This can pose problems for future pregnancies.
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Studies have listed “induced abortion” as a breast cancer risk factor.
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One study concluded that abortion can pose a serious threat to the mother’s life. Again, we look to the CDC for statistics: “The national legal induced abortion case-fatality rate for 2008–2013 was 0.62 legal induced abortion-related deaths per 100,000 reported legal abortions.”
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There may be emotional side effects related to abortion, whether the abortion was planned or not. There may be increased risk of mental health problems following an abortion.
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Another infrequent yet serious complication of induced abortion is pulmonary thromboembolism.
Don’t panic! It’s not too late! If it is 24-72 hours after you have taken your first abortion pill, you may still be able to save your baby. By taking the Abortion Pill Reversal (also known as APR), the baby can receive the nutrients needed to live! The APR has a 65% success rate.
Progesterone, the medication used in the abortion pill reversal process, has no known health risks or side effects for the mother or the baby other than those normally associated with pregnancy. Progesterone has been safely used to support pregnancies for almost sixty years.
This is a life-saving option available to any mother. Please contact us at any time for more information. We are always here for you and your baby!
ABORTION PILL REVERSAL HOTLINE 1-800-712-4357
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LIFEBRIDGE DOES NOT PERFORM, REFER FOR, OR RECOMMEND ABORTION
At LIFEBRIDGE we experience, hear and see the real results of abortion on women and their families. The united message they share is that abortion was not the empowering choice they thought it would be.