Medication Abortion

A medical abortion is one that is brought about by taking medications that will end a pregnancy.  A medical abortion uses two medications to end a pregnancy. The first medication, Mifepristone, weakens the attachment of the pregnancy to the uterus. The second makes the uterus cramp and causes bleeding, which expels the pregnancy. A patient can be up to 70 days or 10 weeks 0 days pregnant to receive a medication abortion. The process can be completed with only one visit to our clinic in Moorhead.

Within a prescribed period of time, depending on where you live, a second drug, misoprostol, is taken. Misoprostol tablets, which are taken orally or inserted vaginally, cause the uterus to contract and empty.

Our full Home Care Instructions are below: Please note that there are two different regimens depending on what state you live in and whether abortion is either banned or under threat of ban in that state or not.

The first set of instructions below are for those who reside in either safe states where abortion is legal (Minnesota for example) or for those who live in a state with a legal injunction on any bans. Scroll down for the Home Care for patients from banned states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Texas, etc.)

See Home Care Instructions below for patients from fully banned states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, etc.)

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