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Last Updated: 10/11/2025

Medication Abortion Regimen in High-Risk Patients

Setting of Care

  • The European Society of Cardiology recommends that medication abortion procedures for high-risk patients, such as those with cardiovascular disease, should be performed in hospital rather than outpatient facilities to ensure emergency support services are available 1, 2