The document discusses abortion procedures used during the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy. During the first trimester, a woman has the choice between a medical abortion using medications or a surgical abortion using suction aspiration. In the second trimester, procedures include dilation and curettage from 13-15 weeks or dilation and evacuation from 15-21 weeks. The third trimester procedure mentioned is dilation and extraction after 21 weeks of gestation.

1. Abortion procedures used during the first trimester
In most cases, you will have a choice between medical or surgical abortion
procedures during the first trimester. Medical abortions are only available up
through nine weeks gestation.
← Methotrexate & Misoprostol (MTX): a medical abortion procedure
used up to the first seven weeks of pregnancy.
← Mifepristone and Misoprostol: a medical abortion procedure used up
to the first seven to nine weeks of pregnancy. It is also referred to as
RU-486, the abortion pill and Mifeprex.
← Suction Aspiration: a surgical abortion procedure used to terminate
pregnancy between 6 to 12 weeks gestation. It is also referred to as suction
curettage or vacuum aspiration.
Abortion procedures used during the second trimester
Dilation & Curettage (D & C): a surgical abortion procedure used to
terminate a pregnancy between 13 to 15 weeks gestation. It is also referred
to as suction curettage or vacuum aspiration.
← Dilation & Evacuation (D & E): a surgical abortion procedure used to
terminate a pregnancy between 15 to 21 weeks gestation.
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Abortion procedures used during the third trimester
Dilation and Extraction: a surgical abortion procedure used to
terminate a pregnancy after 21 weeks of gestation. This procedure is also
known as D & X, Intact D & X, Intrauterine Cranial Decompression and
Partial Birth Abortion.