Cytotec, Misoprostol News

BACKGROUND: Second-trimester medical termination of pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of surgical evacuation than earlier medical TOP.

A Dutch activist fights to keep at-home abortion instructions on her Facebook profile while the NY District Attorney drops its case against a woman charged with first-degree self-abortion It's no secret that access to safe legal abortions continues to be threatened.

The method outlined by Dr Gompert's page uses 12 tablets of misoprostol, an ulcer treatment that can also be used off-label to induce labour in the first trimester of pregnancy The post, by a Dutch reproductive rights activist, Dr Rebecca Gomperts, outlined a chemical method for abortions using an anti-ulcer drug.

Facebook has removed the profile picture of Rebecca Gomperts, the founder of Women on Waves , an organisation that works to provide women with safe, legal abortions.

For the nonsurgical management of first-trimester miscarriage, delayed medical treatment "may not be a reasonable option," clinicians from France conclude.