What Abortion Looks Like is a project by WE Health Clinic to destigmatize abortion care and demystify what abortion looks like.
With patient written and verbal consent, WE Health Clinic photographs pictures of pregnancy tissue after suction abortions. WE Health Clinic patients who complete a medication abortion can photograph their own pregnancy tissue and submit their photos.
Suction Abortion
Patients who choose to have a suction abortion at our clinic and would like to participate in this project consent to us arranging, labeling, and photographing their pregnancy tissue after their abortion.
Medication Abortion
Patients who choose to have a medication abortion at our clinic and would like to participate in this project complete their abortion at home, then photograph the tissue that they pass using materials we provide.
What’s A suction abortion?
A suction abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. During the procedure, suction is used to remove pregnancy tissue. This can be done with or without sedation. The procedure is quick, safe, and effective.
Pregnancy tissue breaks apart during the suction procedure. Clinic staff look at the tissue closely to verify that all pregnancy tissue was removed and that the procedure is complete. Some people choose to look at their pregnancy tissue – this can include touching or taking a picture, while others aren’t interested in looking.
What’s a medication abortion?
A medication abortion is taking pills to end a pregnancy. Two different medications are used 24-48 hours apart. The first medication, mifepristone, stops the pregnancy from growing. The second medication, misoprostol, produces cramping and bleeding like a heavy period until the pregnancy is expelled. The process is similar to an early miscarriage and is completed at home.
Submit Your Own Photos
Have a photo you want to submit? Learn more here!
About WE Health Clinic
Our mission is to provide, advance, and advocate for evidence-based reproductive and sexual health care for all. WE Health Clinic strives to help our patients make informed and confident health decisions.
We are the only abortion provider in Northern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We have been providing sexual, reproductive, and abortion services since 1981.
WE Health Clinic is accredited by the National Abortion Federation (NAF), the agency that sets standards for abortion clinics in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. WE Health Clinic is also a member of the Abortion Care Network (ACN), a network of independent abortion providers in the United States