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Medical Abortion - You can access Misoprostol (the abortion pill) in Colombia. It's estimated that half of all abortions are performed this way. '''Warning''' - Go to a clinic/doctor that knows what they're doing because "... despite the drug´s safety and efficacy when used correctly, inadequate knowledge of its use among women and providers results in a high rate of complications (32%), primarily heavy bleeding and incomplete abortion."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/unintended-pregnancy-and-induced-abortion-colombia Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Colombia]</ref> | |||
Surgical Abortion - If you're interested in surgical abortions, you should know that 8 out of 10 facilities use the dilation and curettage (D&C) method. This is considered invasive and expensive. It's recommended to find a facility that performs surgical abortions with the manual vacuum aspiration (MVA), which is also recommended by WHO for first trimester abortions.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/unintended-pregnancy-and-induced-abortion-colombia Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Colombia]</ref> | |||
* [http://www.orientame.org.co/ Fundación Oriéntame]: One of the two main nonprofit clinics in Bogotá that provide legal abortion services. You can [https://rewire.news/article/2014/02/05/experience-fundacion-orientame-bogota-model-reproductive-care-latin-america/ read an account] by someone who worked at Fundacion Orientame. | * [http://www.orientame.org.co/ Fundación Oriéntame]: One of the two main nonprofit clinics in Bogotá that provide legal abortion services. You can [https://rewire.news/article/2014/02/05/experience-fundacion-orientame-bogota-model-reproductive-care-latin-america/ read an account] by someone who worked at Fundacion Orientame. | ||