According to findlaw.com, Hawaii’s abortion laws are less restrictive than most states because
there are no consent requirements-some states require minors to seek consent from a guardian or
parent before having an abortion. However, Hawaii does require a licensed M.D or osteopath to
carry out the procedure. If an abortion in Hawaii is carried out illegally by not being performed
by a licensed M.D or osteopath, they will face either a $1000 fine or be sentenced to 5 years in
prison if they are caught. In addition, all patients must have been in residence in the state of
Hawaii for at least 90 days prior to having the abortion (FindLaw, n.d.).
Two different types of contraceptives are condoms and birth control pills. Birth control pills
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However, they are only effective if they are free
of defects and put on correctly.
Although most abortions are carried out through surgery, they can also be carried out by
taking medication such as Mifepristone (this blocks the effect of progesterone), Misoprostol (this
induces contractions), and Methotrexate (this stops the embryonic or fetal cells from dividing).
Abortion through medication must be done during the very early stages of the pregnancy within
49 days of the last menses. The benefits of taking medicine instead of having surgery is that you
don’t have to think about a vacuum tube going inside of your body to remove the fetus, so it may be more comfortable and easier. However, this method also has several problems such as
severe side effects from the medication which include (but are not limited to): vomiting, nausea,
terrible menstrual-like cramps, weakness, and dizziness. Other negative factor is that abortion
through medication is a long process and can several weeks and the patient must be consistent
with taking the