Suction aspiration, or "vacuum curettage," is the abortion technique used in most first trimester abortions. A powerful suction tube with a sharp cutting edge is inserted into the womb through the ...

Aspiration abortion is also called "surgical abortion," "vacuum abortion," "suction abortion," or "D&C." A health care provider inserts a small tube through the cervix into the uterus. Then the ...

Abortion bans can impact pregnant people who may experience a spontaneous miscarriage. Some women in abortion ban states have ...

They work more than 99% of the time. The most common is suction abortion. It is also known as vacuum aspiration, or a D&C. Aspiration is typically used up to 16 weeks after a patient's last period.

IN AMERICA HAD A FEDERALLY PROTECTED RIGHT TO ABORTION. WELL, NOW, TWO YEARS AFTER THE DOBBS DECISION, MORE THAN HALF OF ALL WOMEN ABOUT 33 MILLION LIVE IN STATES WHERE ABORTION IS EITHER BANNED ...

Wade in the Dobbs decision, ending the federal enshrinement of abortion rights in America. The repeal of Roe has significantly changed the landscape of reproductive care access across the country ...

Missouri residents and abortion-rights advocates react to a speaker during Missourians for Constitutionals Freedom kick-off petition drive, Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Abortion-rights ...

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It’s now ...

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It's now been ...

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A Republican lawmaker in South Carolina has proposed a bill that would allow the state to prosecute people who get abortions under its homicide laws. The legislation would include the death penalty.