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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


Important Note: Be careful -- there are some places that advertise themselves as abortion clinics, but they're actually anti-abortion clinics, typically run by pro-life Christian conservatives. They're known as crisis pregnancy centers (PRC). The main issues with these centers are that 1) They often falsely advertise themselves as abortion clinics and 2) They don't allow people to make choices for themselves (they only accept one choice). For these reasons, if you're looking for an abortion provider, we urge you to carefully select a trusted service. For  more information on PRC, click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_pregnancy_center here].
For a full list of abortion providers in Massachusetts), click [http://www.prochoicemass.org/assets/bin/pdfs/providerchart.pdf here]. The list may be slightly outdated since the information is from 2013.
 
* [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/massachusetts/boston/02215/greater-boston-health-center-3293-90610 Planned Parenthood - Greater Boston Health Center]: The abortion services include abortion pill (medication abortion), in-clinic abortion, sedation options (medication to make the abortion more comfortable), pre- and post-abortion patient education, post-abortion follow-up exams, referrals for other abortion services, as needed. A follow-up exam is required for all medication abortions. "Our Sexual Health Counseling & Referral Hotline is free, anonymous and confidential. Call 1-877-686-5772, option 3." Languages: English and Spanish.
* Beth Israel Medical Center: Provides surgical abortions (for up to 23 weeks and 5 days) and medical abortions (for up to 9 weeks). Phone: (617) 667-8859.
* Boston Medical Center: Provides surgical abortions (up to 23 weeks) and medical abortions (up to 8 weeks and 6 days). Phone: (617) 414-2000
* Brigham and Women's Hospital: Provides surgical abortions (up to 23 weeks) and medical abortions (up to 9 weeks). Phone: (617) 732-4090
* Cambridge Health Alliance: Provides only surgical abortions for up to 17 weeks of pregnancy. Phone: (617) 665-2800
* Massachusetts General Hospital: Provides surgical abortions (up to 23 weeks and 6 days). They don't do medical abortions.
* Mount Auburn Hospital: Provides surgical abortions (up to  22 weeks and 5 days) and medical abortions (up to 9 weeks). Phone: (617) 499-5151
Tufts Medical Center: Provides surgical abortions (up to 23 weeks and 6 days) and medical abortions (9 weeks). Phone: (617) 636 - 2229
 
'''Important Note''': Be careful -- there are some places that advertise themselves as abortion clinics, but they're actually anti-abortion clinics, typically run by pro-life Christian conservatives. They're known as crisis pregnancy centers (PRC). The main issues with these centers are that 1) They often falsely advertise themselves as abortion clinics and 2) They don't allow people to make choices for themselves (they only accept one choice). For these reasons, if you're looking for an abortion provider, we urge you to carefully select a trusted service. For  more information on PRC, click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_pregnancy_center here].


===Costs===
===Costs===

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