A medication abortion uses medications to end a pregnancy. These medications cause a very early miscarriage. We are able to offer this service to women who are 10 weeks from their last menstrual cycle or less. Medication abortion is safer than surgical abortion because it eliminates the risk of surgery and anesthesia.

Our telemedicine care uses the same medications often used for a medical abortion in a clinic. Medical abortions are a safe and highly effective method of terminating a pregnancy with a success rate ranging from 93% to 99%, depending upon your gestational age. The earlier you are in your pregnancy the more effective non-surgical abortions are. The other 1% - 7% of patients may experience results that can usually be remedied with another online appointment. Our coordinators and clinicians are always ready to help you if you have any problems. Although in a few instances, medication abortions may fail and you may need a surgical abortion, serious complications among medical abortion patients are rare.

• First you will talk to our counselors and coordinators via the telephone and they can answer all of your initial questions.
• Then you fill out some forms online and send us your information.
• Then you will have an internet video consultation with one of our friendly, fully-licensed, female clinicians. This video-consultation will allow you to ask her questions. She will also review your medical information, results, and history. If she deems it appropriate to proceed, the clinician will order the medications.
• Then we will send you a package with all your medication and written instructions by mail to the address of your choosing.
• Please take the medications according to the written instructions that you will receive. Our coordinators and clinicians will be available to help you and answer any questions during the entire process.
• Afterward, you will have follow-up video-consultations with your clinician and she will assess if the medical abortion is completed and may prescribe you birth control for the future, if you want it.

A telemedicine appointment with FFP follows the same guidelines and process as an in-person appointment. Your clinician will review the same information that she would in-person. The only difference is that instead of your consultation being in-person in an abortion clinic, it will occur virtually.

A telemedicine appointment utilizes the same medical evaluations and medications as an in-person medical abortion. Medical abortions are a highly effective pregnancy termination option with a 93% to 99% completion rate. The earlier you are in your pregnancy, the more effective the completion. The other 1% to 7% of patients may experience results that can be remedied with a follow-up video consultation. Serious complications of medical abortions are rare. Side effects of the medications may include cramping, vaginal bleeding, nausea, fatigue, and sometimes vomiting or a mild fever. These side effects are usually experienced only for a short time, however cramping and bleeding can continue for a few days.

One of the many advantages of FFP’s services are that we protect your privacy in ways that an abortion clinic simply can’t match. By avoiding an abortion clinic, you eliminate the risk that anyone – other patients or staff or protestors – will recognize you. Unfortunately, by the simple act of walking into an abortion clinic, you automatically lose a certain amount of confidentiality. Telemedicine abortions eliminate this risk.

FFP uses HIPAA-compliant, privacy protected, policies and procedures. We provide confidential care over a safe and secure video conference platform. These policies ensure any information you share will be private and that all of aspects of your visit remain confidential.

However, for women who want absolute, total confidentiality, we recommend that you consider our anonymous abortion service. For these services, we will work with you to help you completely protect your identity - even from us. To our knowledge, an anonymous telemedicine abortion with FFP is the highest level of absolute confidentiality available anywhere.

With appointments being conducted virtually, telemedicine services with FFP are recognized as a convenient and private option for most women. At FFP, we understand that a telemedicine appointment offers unique advantages for every patient and we are happy to answer any further questions you may have before starting your process.

Our fees vary depending upon the service requested. Also, fees can vary state by state. Call us at 1-833-610-1200 for a quote. We accept many insurances.

Yes. If you change your mind before we ship your medications to you, then we will refund your money, minus a small fee for counseling and coordination. If you have the video consultation with the clinician, then there is also a charge for the clinician’s visit. But the rest of your money will be refunded to you completely.

You need to be early enough in your pregnancy to have a telemedicine abortion. We provide telemedicine abortions up until 10 weeks from the last menstrual period.

You need to live in one of the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachussets, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, or Vermont.

Certain medical conditions may make medical abortion not right for you. These include using an intrauterine device, taking medication which affects blood clotting, or having a liver or kidney disease. You can find more information about contraindications here.

Lastly, you will need access to an Internet-connected device for the video consultation.

For more information about the qualifications for a telemedicine abortion, visit Do I Qualify?

In order to have your video-consultation for your abortion you will need access to a smartphone or a computer or tablet with a web camera and microphone. You also need internet access. Finally, you will need access to a delivery address or mailbox to receive your medications.

We recommend telemedicine abortions for patients who are less than 10 weeks (70 days) using LMP dating. However, patients must understand and accept that the effectiveness decreases as gestation progresses. We will not go beyond 10 weeks at this time. This is because the medications become less effective as the pregnancy progresses.

Medication abortions have a success rate that ranges from about 93% to 99%, with the success rate falling at later gestations. For the 1% to 7% of people whose medications don’t work at first, this can usually be resolved by your online clinician by sending you additional medications. However, if that still doesn’t work, then there are a very small number of women who will need a surgical abortion, and our coordinators can help arrange that.

If you do not live in one of the states that we operate in, we may still be able to help you. To qualify, you will need to briefly travel to one of our participating states at the time of your video consultation. During your video consultation you will be asked to verify that you are physically present in one of our participating states. Unless you have lots of questions, this consultation is usually less than an hour, often only for 10-15 minutes. After the video consultation, you may return home.

To get started, just call us at 1-833-610-1200 to speak with one of our friendly coordinators and start the process.