This article by Ellertson et al published in Reproductive Health Matters discusses combine mifepristone and misoprostol and misoprostol alone regimens used without medical supervision.

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This article by Joffe and Weitz, published in Social Science& Medicine, describes the difficult approval process for Mifepristone and the external challenges to its diffusion into medical practice that have been created , touching upon the role of the pharmaceutical company,  and the conflict between the FDA-approved and an evidence-based regime among other issues.

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This article by Prine et al published in Innovations in Family Medicine Education explores a structured approach to introducing medication abortion in residency program, investigating staff reservations and then systematically addressing those reservations

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This article by Leeman and Espey published in Contraception describes the step-by-step approach to the successful integration of early abortion technique in University of New Mexico Medical Center.

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This article by Taylor et al published in The Nurse Practitioner offers and overview of medication abortion as provided by NPs as well as five case studies exploring issues related to this care from the provider perspective.

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This reader by Foster published by Ibis Reproductive Health  provides detailed information about three different regimens for medication abortion and is also available in Arabic.
 

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This brief commentary by Grimes published in Contraception responds to 2005 media attention around four deaths following medication abortion.

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This article published in the Clincial Management Guidelines for Obstetricians-Gynecologists provides a practical overview of medication abortion, including regimens, counseling and symptom management and more.

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This fact sheet published by Berer in Reproductive Health Matters provides a brief but comprehensive overview of the practical administration of medication abortion, including dosages and regimens, contraindications, possible side effects, and other information.

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This article by Fiala and Gemzell-Danielsson published in Contraception looks at the incorporation of prostaglandin in the medication abortion regimen.

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This short fact sheet presents web-based and published resources on the safety of medication abortion using mifepristone.

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This fact sheet developed forhe Abortion Access Project by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, MD, offers brief answers to some of the questions raised regarding the safety of mifepristone in response to the six reported death of women who had used the medication.

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This article by Beal published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health discusses the implementation of medication abortion in the work of advanced practice clinicians, looking at various topics such as overview of the abortion issue, innovative protocols and other practical issues.

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This article by Clark et al published in Contraception  suggests three concrete ways to simplify medication abortion provision in order to increase this method’s accessibility.

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This article by Godfrey et al published in Contraception examines the utility of using urine pregnancy tests after medication abortion in lieu of more expensive methods such as ultrasonography.

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