Abortion information translated into community languages

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