Background Although abortion or termination of pregnancy (TOP) has become an
increasingly normalized component of women's health care over the past forty years …

The phrase medical abortion commonly refers to use of medications up to 63 days' gestation
to effect abortion, although some regimens are effective beyond 63 days. Medical abortion …

Objective This guideline reviews the evidence relating to the provision of first-trimester
medical induced abortion, including patient eligibility, counselling, and consent; evidence …

Mifepristone approval by the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration in 2000
revolutionized abortion care in this country. In 2020, 53% of people having facility-based …

While pregnant women have sought abortifacients for thousands of years, they had no
success at finding one that both worked and did not jeopardize their lives in the process. The …

Internists care for many women who have had abortions and many who will seek abortions
in the future. Each year, about 2% of all women of reproductive age have an abortion …

Objective To review the legal status of abortion and its prevalence, safety, and accessibility
in Canada and to highlight related areas of concern. Methods We conducted a review of …

Objective To understand the current availability and practice of first-trimester medical
abortion (MA) in Canada. Design Using public sources and professional networks, abortion …

Medical abortion has been shown to be an effective alternative to surgery for termination of
pregnancy in the late as well as the early first trimester of pregnancy. This review discusses …

Commentary study that mapped women's travel to abortion clinics showed that women from
Atlantic Canada and those from rural and northern communities often travel long distances …