The abortion pill is a means of ending a pregnancy within the first 10 weeks of gestation. The chemical process uses two drugs, Mifepristone, and Misoprostol. Mifepristone is administered at an abortion clinic or doctor’s office and stops the production of progesterone, a hormone the body naturally produces to support the growing pregnancy. Once the pregnancy is ended, the second drug, Misoprostol is taken to start contractions and expel the pregnancy from the uterus.
While the process of medical abortion is started in a doctor’s office, it is typically completed at home and is a similar process to an early miscarriage. Women can expect to pass large blood clots of pregnancy tissue, sometimes the size of a lemon.