The more questions you ask, the better informed you'll be. Some doctors, clinics or crisis pregnancy centres will not help arrange for an abortion. Some may try to talk you out of having an abortion. So get all the information you need to make the choice that is right for you. An abortion should be done as early as possible.
Early abortions are safest and easiest.
Doctors estimate how many weeks pregnant a woman is by counting from the first day of the women's last menstrual period. It's important to know that date when you go for a pregnancy test. Most abortions in Canada are performed in the first 12 weeks, also called the first trimester, of pregnancy. Sometimes abortions are done after 12 weeks, in the second trimester. Later abortions are more difficult to get.