What is abortion with pills?
Abortion with pills uses a combination of the medications mifepristone and misoprostol, which work together to empty the uterus by starting a process similar to a miscarriage. When used in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, this method is up to 98.5% effective. And when mifepristone is not available, misoprostol is safe to use alone and still very effective.
With accurate information on abortion with pills, people can safely end a pregnancy on their own terms—and will know what to expect during the abortion process and when it may be necessary to seek medical attention. Abortion with pills is suitable for people of all ages and sizes, including adolescents, and will not affect a person’s ability to carry future pregnancies.
Self-management of abortion with pills is on the rise globally due to increasing availability of abortion pills and because this method meets people’s need for abortion on their own terms. Quite literally, abortion with pills puts power in people’s hands—and gives them control over their own bodies and reproductive choices.
Abortion with pills is also known as:
- Self-managed abortion
- Medication abortion
- Medical abortion
- Plan C
- Mifepristone and misoprostol—or just misoprostol