RU-486 This is a drug that produces an abortion. This drug is taken after the mother misses her period. It produces severe cramps and bleeding, as well as nausea. It can take up to a week to end the pregnancy in this way. The mother will no doubt see the developing baby as it is expelled. Recently, this drug has been suspected in a number of women's deaths.

Suction-Aspiration With this method, the cervix is opened and a hollow plastic tube with a knife-like edge is inserted. Suction is used to tear the baby’s body into pieces, when this is done the placenta is cut from the uterus and sucked into a bottle along with what is left of the baby.

D & C Abortion This method is like suction-aspiration except that the baby is scraped into a basin instead of vacuumed into a bottle.

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