What Every Physician Needs to Know About Abortion Methods
05/01/2006
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What Every Physician Needs to Know About Abortion Methods
May 2006
First Trimester Abortion Methods
The vast majority of abortions performed in the United States are completed in the first trimester. The CDC estimates that 59% of legal abortions occur within the first eight weeks of gestation, and 88% are performed within the first 13 weeks.i Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA)
What Every Physician Needs to Know About Abortion Methods
May 2006
First Trimester Abortion Methods
The vast majority of abortions performed in the United States are completed in the first trimester. The CDC estimates that 59% of legal abortions occur within the first eight weeks of gestation, and 88% are performed within the first 13 weeks.i Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA)
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