Get the facts
If you're considering an abortion, you deserve to know exactly what it involves. These pages explain it plainly, without graphic images, with a source for every medical fact.
Abortion procedures
Types of abortion
An overview of every method, by stage of pregnancy.
Medication abortion (the abortion pill)
How mifepristone and misoprostol work, step by step.
Your pregnancy
Fetal development week by week
When the heart, brain, hands and senses develop.
Afterward
Physical and emotional effects
Recovery, risks and what research shows about mental health.