In Victoria, you can have two types of abortion: surgical and medication. Both types are safe and reliable. You can have a medication abortion up to nine weeks of pregnancy. You can have a surgical abortion from around six weeks of pregnancy onwards.
Abortion
This fact sheet provides general information about abortion and a comparison of the two methods: medical and surgical.
- Amharic (ኣማርኛ) (pdf)
- Arabic (العَرَبِيَّة) (pdf)
- Assyrian / Neo-Assyrian (Lišānā Āshûrāya / ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܪܵܝܲܐ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ) (pdf)
- Burmese (pdf)
- Dari (درى) (pdf)
- Dinka (Thuɔŋjäŋ) (pdf)
- English (word)
- Harari (ሃራሪ) (pdf)
- Karen (ကညီကျိာ်) (pdf)
- Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ) (pdf)
- Nuer (Thok Naath) (pdf)
- Oromo (ኦሮሞ፞) (pdf)
- Somali (af Soomaali / اَف صَومالي˜) (pdf)
- Swahili (Kiswahili / كِسوَهِل) (pdf)
- Thai (ภาษาไทย)(pdf)
- Tigrinya (ትግርኛ) (pdf)
Abortion procedure – medical
This fact sheet describes the process for undergoing a medical termination, including a consultation with a doctor, medications you will take and where these steps take place.
- Amharic (ኣማርኛ) (pdf)
- Arabic (العَرَبِيَّة) (pdf)
- Assyrian / Neo-Assyrian (Lišānā Āshûrāya / ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܪܵܝܲܐ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ) (pdf)
- Burmese (pdf)
- Dari (درى) (pdf)
- Dinka (Thuɔŋjäŋ) (pdf)
- English (word)
- Harari (ሃራሪ) (pdf)
- Karen (ကညီကျိာ်) (pdf)
- Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ) (pdf)
- Nuer (Thok Naath) (pdf)
- Oromo (ኦሮሞ፞) (pdf)
- Somali (af Soomaali / اَف صَومالي˜) (pdf)
- Swahili (Kiswahili / كِسوَهِل) (pdf)
- Thai (ภาษาไทย)(pdf)
- Tigrinya (ትግርኛ) (pdf)
Abortion procedure – surgical
This fact sheet describes the process for undergoing surgical abortion, including pre- and post- surgical assessment and care.
- Amharic (ኣማርኛ) (pdf)
- Arabic (العَرَبِيَّة) (pdf)
- Assyrian / Neo-Assyrian (Lišānā Āshûrāya / ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܪܵܝܲܐ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ) (pdf)
- Burmese (pdf)
- Dari (درى) (pdf)
- Dinka (Thuɔŋjäŋ) (pdf)
- English (word)
- Harari (ሃራሪ) (pdf)
- Karen (ကညီကျိာ်) (pdf)
- Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ) (pdf)
- Nuer (Thok Naath) (pdf)
- Oromo (ኦሮሞ፞) (pdf)
- Somali (af Soomaali / اَف صَومالي˜) (pdf)
- Swahili (Kiswahili / كِسوَهِل) (pdf)
- Thai (ภาษาไทย)(pdf)
- Tigrinya (ትግርኛ) (pdf)
If you would like this information in an accessible format, please email: betterhealthchannel@dhhs.vic.gov.au
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Last updated:
May 2019
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