Procedure

• Patient choice to end the pregnancy

• Anticipated harm to the pregnant individual

• Genetic or anatomical abnormalities in the fetus

• Confirm pregnancy (e.g., with a urine pregnancy test).

• Perform a gestational age assessment.

• Use shared decision-making to select the method of induced abortion.

Compared to unsupervised self-managed abortion, complications from medically supervised abortions are exceedingly rare, but may include:

• Hemorrhage

• Infection

• Disseminated intravascular coagulation treatment (DIC)

• Cervical laceration

• Uterine perforation

• Retained products of conception

• Pulmonary embolism, amniotic fluid embolism