Family Planning Associates Medical Group (FPA) Abortion Clinic for San Antonio, Texas residents is one of the largest independent abortion providers in the United States. FPA has been a nationally recognized provider of safe and compassionate abortion care for over thirty five years.
Many patients travel from Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida to obtain abortion care at FPA clinics. We have appointments available within 1-5 days most of the time and will work with you to accommodate your work schedule and/or travel plans.
FPA offers comprehensive reproductive healthcare including birth control visits with or without an exam, first trimester surgical abortion, medication abortion up to 12 weeks, and second trimester abortion procedures up to 24 weeks.
As restrictive abortion laws have been passed in Texas and other states, FPA quickly evolved to offer help to patients travelling from Texas to access abortion care.
Texas has 7 million people of reproductive age, and San Antonio residents face some of the most restrictive abortion policies in the United States. Right now abortion is completely banned with very limited exceptions. There have always been laws in Texas that made it harder for patients to have an abortion in San Antonio, including parental consent and notification requirements, a 24-hour waiting period after an in-person counseling session which forces patients to make two trips to a clinic for care, and private health insurance coverage of abortion is banned except in very limited circumstances.
These restrictive laws stop patients from scheduling and having an abortion procedure in the first trimester, when it is safest. In Illinois, there are no waiting periods or laws to delay your 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:
When travelling from San Antonio, Texas many patients are able to have an abortion at no cost to them. Contact us so we can help you find out if you qualify for a reduced cost or free abortion service at FPA.
It is important to us that our fees remain affordable. We offer generous discounts to patients facing financial hardship, and work closely with The National Abortion Federation and many state-based abortion funds to help our patients get the financial assistance they need.
If you are unable to pay for abortion services, FPA staff will do everything we can to make sure that you are able to schedule and obtain an abortion without delay.
Travel assistance is also available if you cannot afford to drive or fly to FPA in Chicago for abortion care. The Chicago Abortion Fund helps patients make travel plans and pay for transportation to Chicago. Click here to contact Chicago Abortion Fund for help with travel or procedure costs.
If you live in San Antonio, TX and have recently learned that there is a problem with your pregnancy, FPA staff are here to offer support and compassion during this time of loss. There are support groups and services available for you to connect with other families who have made this difficult choice.
We can work closely with your genetic counselor and physicians to coordinate and provide the most appropriate care for you. If you would like, we can offer remembrance footprints. Please contact our patient care coordinator, Kathryn Rabbitt Phipps via email at krabbitt@fpachicago.com if you have any specific questions, concerns or requests.
When you are pregnant, you have three options:
We can help if you are facing an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy. Nearly half of all pregnancies are not planned, and it can be a stressful experience to find out that you are pregnant when you didn’t plan it or don’t want to be.
Decisions about pregnancy are personal and only you know the right decision for yourself and your family. We trust you to make the decision that is right for you. If you are unsure of your decision and need unbiased advice and information, we recommend contacting All-Options. This talkline is staffed by volunteer peer-counselors. You can talk with someone about a past or present experience with abortion, adoption, parenting, infertility or pregnancy.
Safety is important to our patients and physicians. ACOG, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, states on their website that abortion is a safe medical intervention, “Most abortions are safely performed in an outpatient non-hospital setting.” ACOG also states that only about 2% of patients who have an abortion experience a complication, and most of these complications are minor and easily treatable with follow-up procedures or antibiotics.
Your risk can depend on your personal medical history too. We will ask you to complete a full medical history and speak with one of our medical staff members before you travel to FPA from San Antonio for abortion care. Tell our staff if you have any current or past medical concerns so we can provide the best possible care for you.
FPA has offers a comfortable and private clinic setting for abortion care. We want you to feel comfortable obtaining services with us. Our compassionate and knowledgeable staff will review your pregnancy options, answer your questions, and talk with you about any concerns you might have.
All of our experienced physicians are board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and most are also on staff at a highly regarded local hospital. Our physicians, advanced care clinicians, administrative staff, nursing personnel, and entire support staff work together closely to offer safe, confidential and caring abortion services – this is one of our core values.
The abortion pill procedure is extremely safe and effective. According to the Guttmacher Institute, first trimester abortion is one of the safest medical procedures, with a less than 0.5% rate of major complications.
The medication abortion is a completely noninvasive procedure, but all medical treatment comes with some risk, for that reason we ask you to contact us right away if:
FPA has a medical staff member on call 24 hours a day in case of an emergency. We can be reached at 1-866-849-1906.
Approximately 1.75 million people in the U.S. and millions more worldwide have chosen the Abortion Pill to end a pregnancy. It is effective approximately 91-98% of the time. How well the medication works can depend on how far along you are in the pregnancy.
8 weeks or less — Works about 98 out of 100 times the medication is taken
8-9 weeks — Works about 96 out of 100 times the medication is taken
9-10 weeks — Works about 91-93 out of 100 times the medication is taken, but if you take an extra dose of misoprostol it works 99 out of 100 times
10-11 weeks — Works about 87 out of 100 times the medication is taken, but if you take an extra dose of misoprostol it works 98 out of 100 times
Misoprostol (or Cytotec) is a prostaglandin drug. It had previously received FDA approval for use in the prevention of ulcers in high-risk patients taking non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs.
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 San Antonio, TX 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.