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RU-486 (Mifepristone) | Suction Aspiration
Dilation and Curettage (D & C) | Dilation and Evacuation (D & E)   Prostaglandin | Dilation and Extraction (D & X)

Suction-Aspiration

In this method, the cervical muscle ring is first paralyzed and stretched open. A hollow plastic tube with a knifelike edge is inserted into the uterus. Suction is used to remove the fetus, and the placenta is cut from the uterine wall.