Abortion is a common experience for people around the world; yet it is often excluded from the curricula of medical students and health professionals. Our aim is to fill in the gaps left by the exclusion of abortion from mainstream curricula.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the safety and acceptability of abortion in the US
- Understand the difference between medication abortion and emergency contraception
- Describe the basic steps of medication abortion and uterine aspiration
- Understand why people seek abortion care later in pregnancy
- Describe general factors associated with abortion pain and options for pain control
- Understand the basics of how D&E and induction termination are performed
- Understand medical students professional role in abortion care