“A pregnancy is not going to wait for lockdown to end, it’s going to continue growing,” Dhlamini said when we asked him why they started the at-home option. At the time, Dhlamini was the director of clinical services at Marie Stopes.
A tele-abortion follows the same steps as a medical abortion, but instead of going to a clinic, you do a consultation with a doctor or nurse on the phone. During the call, they assess whether it will be safe for you to have the procedure. If you meet the criteria, they prescribe the pills, have them delivered to you and then help you through the process on the phone. It’s best to do a phone-in abortion if you’ve been pregnant for nine weeks or less.
During a surgical abortion, a plastic tube is inserted into the cervix, which is the opening of the womb. The tube islike a large syringe to provide gentle suction that removes the foetus from the womb. This is called a vacuum aspiration.