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Abortion Services

Hope Clinic provides the most current and safest abortion services from 4 to 24 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP).

To calculate your length of pregnancy click here.

First Trimester Abortion Types of Abortions

Up to 8 weeks LMP 		Medical Abortions
  • Abortion Pill
    (see requirements below)

Up to 15 weeks LMP		 Surgical Abortions
  • Vacuum Aspiration

Second Trimester Abortion Types of Abortions
15 to 24 weeks LMP Dilation and Evacuation ( D&E )

See our FAQ for a comparison of Medical and Surgical Abortions (click here).

Terminating a Pregnancy for Medical Reasons

When prospective parents must cope with the heart wrenching, painful and deeply personal decision to end a wanted pregnancy for reasons of fetal abnormality, Hope Clinic helps with private, individualized care, understanding and compassionate support.

Our patients' emotional well-being at this difficult time is our top priority.

Hope offers comforting features:

Requirements for a Medical Abortion at Hope Clinic: Yes  No

Are you sure of the abortion decision?

Will you be more than 56 days pregnant (8.0 weeks) on the day of your appointment?

Are you age 18+ or will you have the participation of a parent?

Will you NOT be breast-feeding or be willing to bottle-feed for 3 days after the abortion pill?

Do you understand the protocol and you will be able to make the arrangements necessary for a safe medical abortion at home?

Will you have someone to watch any small children during the time of miscarriage?

Do you live within 1 hour of Hope Clinic or a hospital?

Do you have a phone?

Are you able to communicate effectively in English?

Are you able to return for a 2nd or 3rd visit to Hope Clinic?

It’s advisable but not required that a support person be with you or be “on call” on the day of the misoprostol pill insertion. Will you have someone with you?

Additional Health Requirements: Yes  No

Do you have adequate hematocrit (over 30%) and adequate hemoglobin (over l0 g/dL) per Hope Clinic’s lab test?

Do you have an active alcohol/drug addiction?

Do you have sickle cell or severe anemia?

Do you have a blood clotting disorder?

Are you on any blood thinner?

Are you willing to wait for the miscarriage to occur?

Do you have: Hepatitis or other liver disease?
(Inactive Hepatitis A is OK)

Do you have kidney, liver, or bowel disease?

Do you have heart disease that is AHA class 3 or worse?

Do you have uncontrolled seizure disorder?

Do you have Immune Deficiency Disorder?

Are you willing to have a surgical abortion if the medical abortion fails?

If you have any questions and would like more information, please contact Hope Clinic.