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Details concerning abortion procedure
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If you are seeking an abortion in France, you should first visit a physician, a gynecologist or a midwife. | If you are seeking an abortion in France, you should first visit a physician, a gynecologist or a midwife. | ||
In order to obtain an abortion, women have to make two appointments. If the woman is a non-emanciped minor (under 18), the consent of the parent is not required : she can have a abortion without her parents or legal represent knowing about it. The minor will, however, have to come with a person above 18 to the appointments (who can be a friend, other member of family or even a volunteer from Planning Familial/Planned Parenthood).<ref>[http://worldabortionlaws.com/map/ World Abortion Laws: France]</ref> <ref> [http://www.ivg.social-sante.gouv.fr/pour-les-mineures.html]</ref> | |||
During the 1st appointment with a doctor or a midwife, the healthcare provider will explain the procedure, give a prescription to do a ultrasound to date the pregnancy as well as other medical acts if they are necessary. The healthcare provider will then give the patient a certificate of the first medical appointment. If the healthcare provider do not provide abortion service, he is obliged to give the name of a healthcare provider who offer abortion services. Women will also be offered a counseling appointment with a qualified counselor. If the woman is under 18, the counseling appointment is mandatory. <ref>[http://www.ivg.social-sante.gouv.fr/consultations-medicales-prealables-a-l-ivg.html]</ref> | |||
Once the required medical examinations are done, the woman can go to the second appointment. She can make the appointment as soon as she wants, as there is no mandatory reflexion time anymore <ref> [https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000031914745] </ref>. According to the state of the pregnancy and what the woman want, she will choose the type of abortion she will have : medical abortion (with "abortion pills") and surgical abortion ("in-clinic"). Then the woman will sign her written consent to undergo abortion and the healthcare provider will give her the second certificate of medical appointment. | |||
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If the woman chooses the medical abortion (possible up to 7 week of gestation/9 weeks pregnancy), she may take the first pill during the secon appointment. This pill will stop the pregnancy but will not induce bleeding. The woman will be given the second pills she will have to take two days later (she can take them at home or at a healthcare facilities). | |||
If she chooses the surgical abortion (possible up to 12 weeks of gestation/14 weeks of pregnancy), she will have to make an appointment to a healthcare facilities that offer surgical abortion. The surgical abortion method uses vacuum aspiration technic. The woman will undergo general or local anesthetic and the operation will last only a few minutes. The patient will be at the healthcare facility for a few hours in total. <ref>[http://www.planning-familial.org/articles/les-methodes-avortement-00364]</ref> <ref>[http://www.ivg.social-sante.gouv.fr/ivg-quels-sont-les-delais-a-respecter.html]. </ref> | |||
After the medical or surgical abortion, the patient has to make one last appointment 14 to 21 days later to check that the pregnancy is completly over. She will be offered a psychosocial consultation if she wants. <ref>[http://www.ivg.social-sante.gouv.fr/ivg-quels-sont-les-delais-a-respecter.html]</ref> | |||
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