For some people, it is not safe to take the medications needed to have a medication abortion. If you have the following health concerns, a medication abortion is not a safe option for you:
- you are unable to access emergency medical care
- you have a known or suspected ectopic pregnancy
- you have a known or suspected bleeding disorder
- you are taking drugs that prevent or treat blood clots
- you suffer from a severe disease where it is necessary to take steroids (ie. asthma uncontrolled by treatment)
- you are taking medicines such as prednisone or cortisone, which reduce the activity of your immune system
- you have adrenal failure
- you have an allergy to either mifepristone and/or misoprostol or prostaglandins
- you have an IUD in place – this must be removed before the termination of the pregnancy process is started
- you have a pelvic infection