Your Abortion Options

If you are between 5-7 weeks pregnant, you have the option of having either a medical abortion or a surgical abortion. Each option is explained below.

Medical Abortion

Marie Stopes International offers medical abortion as an alternative to a surgical procedure for pregnancies 7 weeks or less.

Mifepristone (RU486, or the abortion pill as it is commonly known) is not readily available in Australia. As an alternative to RU486, Marie Stopes International uses a combination of two drugs, Methotrexate and Misoprostol to induce abortion; a combination which has been used in Canada for the past 10 years.

In the case of medical abortion, a minimum of two visits are necessary to complete the treatment.

Click on the link below to download the Medical abortion: Your Questions Answered brochure:

Medical Abortion Q&A 0208 (PDF) 211.48 kB
(if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download it from www.adobe.com).

Surgical Abortion

Surgical abortion uses gentle suction to remove the pregnancy from the uterus. It is generally performed under some form of anaesthetic (usually local anaesthetic or “twilight” sedation) and is a safe, simple and modern procedure with a low risk of complication.

Click on the link below to download the Abortion: Your Questions Answered brochure:

Abortion Q&A 0707 (PDF) 1.04 MB
(If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download it from www.adobe.com).

Need more information on abortion?

Click here to view frequently asked questions.

Or for further abortion information click here to visit our abortion information website (www.abortionhelp.com.au) where you can chat online with one of our abortion experts.

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