Key Takeaways
- Incomplete abortion requiring aspiration: 4.5%
- Hemorrhage >500ml blood loss: 1.6%, rarely transfusion-needed
- Infection/sepsis: 0.4 per 1,000 cases
- Medication abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol has a success rate of 94.8% for gestations up to 10 weeks
- For pregnancies between 8-9 weeks gestation, the complete abortion rate with the abortion pill regimen is 97.5%
- The efficacy of mifepristone 200mg followed by misoprostol 800mcg is 98.2% when administered before 7 weeks gestation
- FDA approved mifepristone 2000, upheld by Supreme Court 2024
- 14 US states ban medication abortion entirely as of 2024
- FDA certified 16 manufacturers for mifepristone by 2023
- Common side effect of heavy bleeding occurs in 84% of medication abortion users, resolving without intervention in 99%
- Nausea affects 44% of women using mifepristone-misoprostol, typically mild and self-limiting
- Vomiting reported in 23-35% of cases, managed with antiemetics if needed
- In 2023, medication abortion comprised 63% of all US abortions
- Globally, 73 million induced abortions annually, 30% medication-based
- In US clinics reporting to CDC 2021, 53% used medication abortion
Medication abortion is highly effective and generally safe, with rare serious complications.
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How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.
AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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