elle.com | By Alex Holder | March 5, 2017
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The Abortion Diary
theabortiondiary.com | Nikia Grayson | Podcast
Each week, this podcast features the story of a person who had an abortion. The one question the host, Nikia Grayson, asks each participant is, “Why do you want to tell your story?” It’s a fantastic window into the varied life situations in which people find themselves when pregnant, the reasons people choose abortions, how differently people feel about the abortions they choose to have, and much more. Stay tuned for specific episode recommendations in the future!
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Guttmacher: Demographics
guttmacher.com
If you want hard data, the Guttmacher Institute is your friend for all things sexual and reproductive health-related. They conduct epidemiological research regarding these topics in the United States and globally.
americanprogress.org | By Nora Ellman and Jamila Taylor | June 10, 2019
The Center for American Progress published this article to dispel many of the misconceptions about medical abortions that arise due to political rhetoric and media coverage. While dense, this article provides detailed and up to date information (June 2019) regarding the safety and efficacy of medication abortions as well as the barriers to accessing this medical care.
reproductiveaccess.org | July 2019
The Reproductive Access Project is a nonprofit organization that works with healthcare practitioners to better integrate abortion and contraceptive care into medical practice. This fact sheet compares medical abortions and surgical abortion procedures, highlighting their respective advantages and disadvantages.
guttmacher.com | May 2015
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is a nonprofit professional organization of physicians specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology. This FAQ sheet on induced abortion provides medically accurate, yet understandable, information from physicians regarding induced abortions in the first and second trimester.
This is a Fact Sheet full of contextualizing statistics about induced abortion in the US. It is created and published by the the Guttmacher Institute, which is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally. It describes the decreasing abortion rate since 1973, the demographics of the population that has abortions, the relative prevalence of medical vs. surgical abortion, and also contains some information about insurance coverage for abortion.
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Bustle.com | By Danielle Campoamor | Jul 16, 2018
This article describes various settings in which abortion care is provided. The set-ups of two different abortion care facilities are reviewed, and there are interviews with individuals about their experiences having abortions and impressions of the clinical setup. While each facility is different, this article conveys that just like other healthcare settings, these facilities are set up for patient safety and comfort.
Here’s what actually happens when you have an abortion
IFL Science
This video, made by AsapSCIENCE provides a brief, yet informative, overview of the types of abortion procedures available, their relative safety, and how they are performed.
This video is fantastic as a primer, but there are several points we should clarify that aren’t totally correct any more:
- Medical abortion is effective (and FDA-approved) up to 70 days of pregnancy, which is 10 weeks gestational age. (The video says 49 days, which used to be true up until 2016.)
- Unlike the video says, a ‘curette’ is not actually used in a pregnancy-related D&C procedure (1:11 mark). This is an outdated means of performing an abortion or removing miscarriage tissue, and carries a higher rate of complications. In modern-day surgical abortion, there is no ‘curette’ used (only a suction cannula), and there is no “scraping” the uterus as patients often ask.
The Abortion Library 