Part One, Preparing for your abortion:
This first guide is intended for you to fill out before you take pills. It contains 5 short pages with a mix of informational and reflective questions. 
Your decision whether to end your pregnancy is a deeply personal choice. Rouge is here to provide a contemplative space to support your abortion-related decision making and to walk you through the abortion process. If you have questions about the following guide, Rouge Doulas can help you through answering these questions. You can connect with a Rouge Doula through this secure form.

Before you get started, we would like to learn more about your personal story and the factors influencing your decision to have an abortion.

PLEASE NOTE:
All information within this document is confidential and will not be shared outside of Rouge Pills without your consent. You may use this survey as a guide solely for your own benefit or consent to let us use the data in our research project 'Story of Our Bodies' and in a searchable database of abortion stories on our website. If you opt-in, all identifying information remains anonymous and confidential. Your story will help us in our quest to better understand the overall abortion context and support people to self-manage their abortions in the future. 

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If you'd like help with estimating, use this pregnancy calculator: Women on Web Pregnancy Calculator

My Own Experience

Think back to how you made the decision to end your pregnancy. Write the story of your pregnancy decision, from your missed period or pregnancy test until now. Include the people who were part of the decision and in what ways they were helpful or not helpful.

Include all the different thoughts you had then and have now.

The “Could Have Been” Child

Some people who experience abortion describe having internal conversations with their “could be” child. They talk about whether they are ready or able to care for the child, what is important to them, like school, job, other children, their physical or mental health. Sometimes they talk about how they want to parent when they can be more responsible, care better for a child, have more to give, etc.

Abortion Pill Names & Dosage Information

If you need resources to obtain abortion pills or have different pills than the ones listed below, please reach out to a Rouge Doula.

Currently, based on WHO guidelines, there are two recommended ways of doing a medical abortion. Where you are located and if you have access to Mifepristone often determines which protocol you follow: 

Protocol 1 - A combination of two pills - Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Protocol 2 - Misoprostol alone

(Mifepristone is the larger pill on the left. Misoprostol are the smaller pills on the right)

The second part of 'Your Abortion Guide' will go into more detail on how to take abortion pills. Once you've obtained pills and finished this guide, start Part Two.

For now, here is the dosage information you need to know: 

If you are following Protocol 1:
You need one dose of Mifepristone.
One dose = 1 pill (200mg)

*If you are following Protocol 2, you do not need Mifepristone. However, if Mifepristone is available in your country, it often improves the effectiveness of your abortion. 

If you are following Protocol 1 OR 2:
How much Misoprostol you take is dependent on where you are at in your pregnancy. 

For pregnancies 12 weeks and under:
You will take at least one round of Misoprostol.
One Round = 4 pills (200mcg each = 800mcg total)*
You may need more than one round of pills. It is advised to have at least 12 Misoprostol pills on hand.

For pregnancies 13 weeks and over:
You will take multiple rounds of Misoprostol. 
One Round = 2 pills (200mcg each = 400mcg total)*
It is advised to have at least 16 Misoprostol pills on hand.

*In Europe and some other parts of the world, Misoprostol pills may come in different dosages. Be sure to check the dosage information and adjust the number of pills accordingly. What matters most is that you take the recommended total amount in micrograms (mcg).

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