Children By Choice
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Children by Choice is a Brisbane based not-for-profit organisation providing pro-choice, all-options counselling, information and referrals Queensland-wide, for women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. We provide face-to face and Queensland wide telephone counselling options - as well as post-abortion support. We also deliver evidence based sexuality education to young people and training to health and community professionals around unplanned pregnancy options and best practice counselling skills.
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What are the risks of taking the "abortion pill"?
Mifepristone (sometimes refer to as the abortion pill) is a medication that blocks the effects of progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy. When used in combination with a prostaglandin in early pregnancy (up…
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What are the risks of surgical abortion?
In Australia, where abortions are performed by highly qualified health care professionals in very hygenic conditions, a pregnancy termination is one of the safest medical procedures and complications are rare.(Safe Abortion: Technical and Policy Guidance…
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What are some emotional issues facing a woman after having an abortion
It is very common for women to have one or more of these feelings at the same time and for these feelings to change over time. Women may also experience both positive and negative feelings…
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What are the side effects of medical abortion and how long do they last?
Medication or medical abortion is the use of drugs to end an early pregnancy, up to 9 weeks gestation. Medical abortion is highly effective: Its 92–95% success rate is comparable to that of surgical abortion.…
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How much does an abortion cost?
The cost of an abortion will depend on whether you are accessing a medical abortion or a surgical abortion, on your location, and on the gestation of your pregnancy. Abortion legislation and access varies across…
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