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Increasingly, the public conversation about abortion has focused on reducing the need for abortion as a way to find common ground.  This is an important attempt to reorient a debate [ ... ]


Medication abortion and misoprostol alone: reaching clinicians with the information they need PDF Print E-mail

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Many clinicians lack information on misoprostol alone regimens for medication abortion, though these methods have been proven safe and effective for early abortion. New education slides from the Abortion Access Project on clinician usage of misoprostol alone are now available through the Curriculum Organizer for Reproductive Health Education (CORE), a program of AAP's colleague organization, the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.


A popular curriculum tool, educational slides on misoprostol alone will be at the disposal of medical faculty across the country. Educating healthcare professionals on the use of misoprostol in early abortion is another step towards guiding a thoughtful response to the medication's usage in the United States.