Women on Web
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Women on Web is an online abortion
help service for countries where there is no access to "safe abortion service". The abortion is done with Mifepristone
and Misoprostol
at home before the 9th week of pregnancy, the medicines are sent by mail under the supervision of a doctor.
Women on Web's goal is to prevent unsafe abortion and reduce mortality rate
due to unsafe abortions by supporting access to safe medical abortion
through use of telemedicine
.
A 2008 "short communication" published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology found a "curettage
/vacuum aspiration" rate comparable to the rates found when the same drugs are administered in a traditional outpatient setting
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
help service for countries where there is no access to "safe abortion service". The abortion is done with Mifepristone
Mifepristone
Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid compound used as a pharmaceutical. It is a progesterone receptor antagonist used as an abortifacient in the first months of pregnancy, and in smaller doses as an emergency contraceptive. During early trials, it was known as RU-38486 or simply RU-486, its...
and Misoprostol
Misoprostol
Misoprostol is a drug that is used for the prevention of non steroidal anti inflammatory drug induced gastric ulcers, for early abortion, to treat missed miscarriage, and to induce labor. The latter use is controversial in the United States. Misoprostol was invented and marketed by G.D...
at home before the 9th week of pregnancy, the medicines are sent by mail under the supervision of a doctor.
Women on Web's goal is to prevent unsafe abortion and reduce mortality rate
Mortality rate
Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths in a population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit time...
due to unsafe abortions by supporting access to safe medical abortion
Medical abortion
A medical abortion is a type of non-surgical abortion in which abortifacient pharmaceutical drugs are used to induce abortion. An oral preparation for medical abortion is commonly referred to as an abortion pill....
through use of telemedicine
Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities...
.
A 2008 "short communication" published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology found a "curettage
Curettage
Curettage, in medical procedures, is the use of a curette to remove tissue by scraping or scooping.Curettages are also a declining method of abortion. It has been replaced by vacuum aspiration over the last decade....
/vacuum aspiration" rate comparable to the rates found when the same drugs are administered in a traditional outpatient setting