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[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Chapter 15: Abortion and Complications from Abortion|Chapter 15: Abortion and Complications from Abortion]] 
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  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Why Do Some Women Have Abortions?|Why Do Some Women Have Abortions?]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Safe and Unsafe Abortion|Safe and Unsafe Abortion]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Deciding about an Abortion|Deciding about an Abortion]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Safe Methods of Abortion|Safe Methods of Abortion]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: What to Expect during a Safe Abortion|What to Expect during a Safe Abortion]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: What to Expect after an Abortion|What to Expect after an Abortion]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Family Planning after an Abortion|Family Planning after an Abortion]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Complications of Abortion|Complications of Abortion]]</li>
  <li>[[Where Women Have No Doctor: Preventing Unsafe Abortion|Preventing Unsafe Abortion]]</li>
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Safe abortions, especially abortions by suction (MVA), are done in both health centers and hospitals. Surgical abortion (D and E) is usually done in a hospital. An abortion by medicine can be done at home before 10 weeks, or  at a health center or hospital that also has equipment to do MVAs and D and Es, and health workers trained to do them. For more information about how these abortions are done, see "[[Where_Women_Have_No_Doctor:Safe_Methods_of_Abortion|Safe Methods of Abortion]]." 
<div style="position:relative;width:250px; height:200px;float: right;" >[[Image:WWHD10_Ch15_Page_248-1.png|230px|alt=a health worker sitting at a table talking with another woman]]</div>{{sidenote||Drink plenty of liquids the day before you have an abortion. This will help you recover more quickly.}}

When you go to a health center or hospital for an abortion, you should be welcomed and treated with respect. A counselor should talk with you about your decision and explain how the abortion will be done and what the risks&nbsp;are.

The information below tells what to expect from a safe abortion. An abortion that is very different from this could be dangerous.
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* You should be asked about the time of your last monthly bleeding and [[Where_Women_Have_No_Doctor:Why_STIs_Are_a_Serious_Problem_for_Women#risk|whether you might have an&nbsp;STI]].
* A health worker should do a medical exam. This includes feeling carefully in your vagina and on your belly for the size of your womb.
* During both abortion by suction and by surgery you will feel strong pains in the lower belly. But soon after the abortion is over, the pains will become less strong.
* After the abortion, your genitals should be cleaned, and then you should be taken to rest. A health worker should be there to check you for about an hour.
* Someone should tell you what to do after the abortion,<br> the danger signs to watch for, and who to contact if you have a complication.
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In addition, someone should discuss family planning methods with you. You can start using a method the day of the abortion. You should be given an appointment to come back for a check-up in 1 or 2 weeks.

{{Previous and next sections|Safe Methods of Abortion|What to Expect after an Abortion}}
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