If you are considering an abortion, please contact us before you decide. We are here to help you. We have the necessary resources to guide you in this difficult decision. Facing an unplanned Pregnancy can seem overwhelming. That is why knowing where to go for help is important. Talk to someone you can trust. Your partner, your parents, a pastor, a priest, or even a good friend. The caring staff at Sav-A-Life are here to listen and help you through this difficult time.
If you have had an abortion and need help dealing with the overwhelming grief you may be suffering with, please call or come by. We offer an abortion recovery program that will help you through this.
Learn about Abortion Procedures
Manual Vacuum Aspiration: up to 7 weeks after last menstrual period (LMP)
This surgical abortion is done early in the pregnancy up until 7 weeks after the woman's last menstrual period. A long, thin tube is inserted into the uterus. A large syringe is attached to the tube and the embryo is suctioned out.
Suction Curettage: between 6 to 14 weeks after LMP
This is the most common surgical abortion procedure. Because the baby is larger, the doctor must first stretch open the cervix using metal rods. Opening the cervix may be painful, so local or general anesthesia is typically needed. After the cervix is stretched open, the doctor inserts a hard plastic tube into the uterus, and then connects this tube to a suction machine. The suction pulls the fetus' body apart and out of the uterus. The doctor may also use a loop-shaped knife called a curette to scrape the fetus and fetal parts out of the uterus. (The doctor may refer to the fetus and fetal parts as the “products of conception.”).
RU486, Mifepristone: (Abortion Pill) - Within 4 to 7 weeks after LMP This drug is only approved for use in women up to the 49th day after their last menstrual period. The procedure usually requires three office visits. On the first visit, the woman is given pills to cause the death of the embryo. Two days later, if the abortion has not occurred, she is given a second drug which causes cramps to expel the embryo. The last visit is a follow up ultrasound to determine if the procedure has been completed.
RU486 will not work in the case of an ectopic pregnancy. This is a potentially life-threatening condition in which the embryo lodges outside of the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube. If not diagnosed early, the tube may burst, causing internal bleeding and in some cases, the death of the woman.
Sav-A-Life does not give referrals for abortions, we do however provide you with information and resources that will aid you in making this decision.
