Family Planning Associates Medical Group (FPA) Abortion Clinic for Owensboro, Kentucky residents is one of the largest independent abortion providers in the Midwest. FPA is a nationally recognized abortion provider, and we have offered safe & compassionate abortion care for over thirty five years in our current location.
Many patients travel from Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Alabama, Mississippi and all over the US to obtain abortion care at FPA clinics. We normally have availability within 1-5 days and will work with you to find an appointment that accommodates your work schedule and/or travel plans.
Some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation are in effect in Kentucky. FPA offers help to patients travelling from Kentucky to access abortion care.
Kentucky has 997,000 people of reproductive age, and Owensboro residents cannot access abortion care in their city right now as abortion is completely banned in Kentucky with very limited exceptions.
In Illinois, there are no waiting periods or laws to delay your abortion care—we can see you any day Monday through Saturday.
When obtaining abortion services, and reproductive health services, our OB/GYN clinic can help with the following:
We do not want you to delay your care because you cannot afford to pay for an abortion. Many patients travelling from the Owensboro, Kentucky area are able to access free abortion care with FPA. We can help you find out if you qualify for a reduced cost or free abortion service with just a quick phone call.
FPA works closely with The National Abortion Federation and many state-based abortion funds to help our patients get the financial assistance they need.
If you cannot afford to drive or fly to FPA in Chicago for abortion care, there are organizations that help with travel funding. The Chicago Abortion Fund helps patients make travel plans and pay for transportation to Chicago. Click here to contact Chicago Abortion Fund directly for help with travel or procedure costs.
Over half of all abortions in the United States, are completed with medication, or the abortion pill. The medication abortion very effective and millions of people have used it safely all over the world. The medication abortion, is very safe. It is safer than many other medications that are used every day such as penicillin and Tylenol.
The medication abortion actually uses two kinds of medication (mifepristone and misoprostol) to induce an abortion privately, safely and effectively in your own home. The abortion pill can be taken in early pregnancy, and it is an alternative to the in-office abortion procedure.
Day 1-
You will come into the office and have an ultrasound, basic lab work and a medical evaluation/exam. After completing consent forms, you will take mifepristone in our office and you will leave with instructions for completing the abortion process at home.
Day 2/3-
24-48 hours later, you will take the second medication at home. Because you have a 24-hour window to take this medication, make sure that you take it when you can be at home without any other obligations. Some patients will be given two doses of this medication because it can make the medication abortion more effective sometimes. After taking this medication, you will have bleeding and strong cramping while you pass the pregnancy. Some patients also experience nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea. We will give you medication to help with pain and nausea.
Follow-Up Plan-
3-4 days after your office visit, we will text you a reminder to do a self-assessment. If you answer ‘NO’ to any of these questions, it is very important that you call us right away, especially if you did not have any bleeding or you feel like the medication did not work for any reason.
In 5 weeks, you will take the pregnancy test given to you at your office visit.
Contact us anytime, day or night, if you have any medical questions or concerns. We have medical staff on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in case of an emergency.
If you live in Owensboro, Kentucky, know that help help is just a phone call away.
A first trimester abortion, or a D&C, is performed in the first three months of pregnancy. The procedure is two steps, first the physician will stretch open the cervix a little bit, usually less than the size of your thumb, and then a gentle suction is used to empty the uterus. This suction procedure is very common, safe and short, normally 5 – 7 minutes. We offer sedation or local anesthesia with this procedure.
The fee for this procedure includes pregnancy testing, admitting, pre-operative history and physical, ultrasound, lab work, the D&C procedure, RhoGAM or MicRhoGAM (if required), medications given on the day of the procedure, post-operative medications and your post-operative care as authorized by our medical staff.
Important Abortion Procedure Preparation Info:
Call 312-707-8988 for more information on the abortion pill, surgical abortion or to schedule an appointment.
At FPA Chicago, we provide same day appointments and Saturday appointments for Owensboro, Kentucky residents including abortion pills and many other services. We also have online appointments available—see our full website for more information on our organization and the services we provide.