“What are the different kinds of abortion?”

The abortion procedure depends on how far along you are in your pregnancy.

• 4 to 7 weeks of pregnancy: a chemical abortion such as RU486 “The Abortion Pill” where 2 drugs are given to the woman. The first pill stops the pregnancy in the uterus. It can also stop those that are developing in the fallopian tube. The second pill empties the uterus.

• between 6 and 14 weeks: there are two kinds of surgical abortion – dilation and curettage (also called the suction curettage) or dilation and evacuation. Essentially, with both methods, the uterus is emptied using suction and medical instruments.

The only way to accurately tell how far along you are in your pregnancy is with an ultrasound.