Abortion Care
Quality Compassionate Reproductive Health Care Personalized to Fit Your Needs
Abortion is a legal, safe and common medical procedure. One-third of women in the United States will have an abortion before age 45. FPA is committed to providing quality, compassionate reproductive health care services, including abortion up to 23.5 weeks.
We offer medically accurate information about the care we provide so you can make a fully informed decision. Our medical team is lead by a group of physicians who are Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and are on staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. They have dedicated their careers to ensuring access to safe abortion care.
Learn More About Your Abortion Options
The Abortion Pill
Up to 11.0 weeks
The Medication Abortion (also called the ‘Abortion Pill’, Mifeprex, mifepristone, or RU-486) provides patients with a medical alternative to the in-office abortion procedure. With two medications, you can induce an abortion the comfort of your home.
First trimester abortion
Up to 11.6 weeks
This in-office procedure is very safe and very short – normally 5-7 minutes. We offer sedation if you do not want to feel any cramping or discomfort during the procedure. We also offer a local anesthetic option if you do not want to be asleep for the procedure.
Early Second trimester abortion
12.0 to 15.6 weeks
Early second-trimester abortion procedures are performed in one day. A medication is used to help soften and prepare the cervix for this in-office procedure. Sedation is provided during the procedure so that you will not feel any cramping or discomfort.
Second trimester abortion
16.0 to 23.5 weeks
Second trimester abortion procedures, performed after 16 weeks, require 1-2 days of preparation. Laminaria dilators and medications are used to help soften and gently open the cervix. Sedation is provided with this procedure for your comfort and safety.
Registration Forms
You can complete your registration forms before you arrive. Simply download, print and fill out the forms. Please use a black ink pen only. (Adobe Acrobat Reader Required)