Abortion is a surgical procedure done to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the uterus. Abortion that is performed between 6 and 12 weeks into a pregnancy may be done while the woman is awake. She is given the option of being slumbered by medications, or having her cervix anesthetized with an injection of anesthesia so that she is basically pain-free.
for a pregnancy over 12 weeks is generally done while the woman is sedated, although it can also be performed while the woman is conscious. The cervical canal is dilated and a hollow tube is inserted into the uterus. A vacuum machine is used to remove the fetus and the placenta from the uterus. Medicines are sometimes given to cause the uterine muscles to contract and reduce bleeding. An abortion can be performed non-surgically for a pregnancy less than 7 weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period using a permutation of medicines.