Time to let women control their abortions

• Autores: Clare Wilson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3096, 2016, pág. 21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Throughout history, self-induced abortions have been a byword for horror, danger, even a grisly death. Many countries legalized abortion partly to eradicate them. But now people have the abortion pill. Up to the ninth week of pregnancy, women can safely have a home termination by taking two drugs over two days. The second dose of pills triggers bleeding and painful stomach cramps as the embryo is passed; this typically, takes a few hours but can last several days. Here, Wilson talks about the management of abortion pills