Maybe you feel rushed into a pregnancy decision and have many questions when considering online abortion, also known as at-home abortion. With this type of abortion, safety concerns are due to the lack of medical supervision and questions over the quality of abortion pills via mail.
Protect your health and safety by understanding all the risks and taking steps of pregnancy confirmation to know where your pregnancy stands. We can help.
The Risks of Medical Abortion
First, we wanted to define some of the physical risks of medical abortion (also known as the abortion pill), which are sent in the mail with the online (at-home) abortion process. A medical abortion involves two drugs to terminate an existing pregnancy: mifepristone and misoprostol.
Some physical risks of this abortion procedure, according to the Mayo Clinic, include:
- Incomplete abortion, which may need to be followed by surgical abortion
- An ongoing pregnancy if the procedure doesn’t work
- Heavy and prolonged bleeding
- Digestive system discomfort
- Infection
- Fever
The Safety Risks of Online(At-Home) Abortion
With much more abortion access online, some women have doubts and concerns, as it could bypass the safeguards to protect women’s health and safety. Some of the risks of online (at-home) abortion include:
- Unverified ingredients or inaccurately listed risks and side effects
- Chance of incomplete abortion
- The ability to skip pre-abortion screenings (may lead to severe health risks)
- Little to no medical supervision – (can cause health complications if drugs are taken incorrectly)
Before Any Type of Abortion
To determine if you are eligible for abortion, it’s important to get clarity on all your pregnancy details. An ultrasound is the only way to confirm how far along you are!
Schedule a no-cost appointment with our caring team today to confirm your pregnancy with our free and confidential pregnancy services, including pregnancy testing and ultrasounds. We also provide free options consultation. You are not alone!