It is medically safer to have an early surgical abortion within the first three months of pregnancy in the U.S. than to have your tonsils removed.

There are few harmful effects from early abortions, as long as they are performed by trained clinicians. Early abortions do not increase the possibility of future miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, birth defects, or low infant birth weight. Even if a person has more than one early abortion, she will be able to get pregnant again and have children if she chooses to do so.

It is possible, although very rare, to experience some complications with having an early abortion. Those complications can include an allergy to medication, blood clots in the uterus, a torn or cut cervix or uterus, infection or organ injury. Less than 1 percent of all abortion patients experience a major complication.