21.   In contrast, surgical abortions cannot be conducted until six weeks of pregnancy.

22.   In fact, a mifepristone abortion can be a lengthy ordeal, in contrast to a surgical abortion, which is over in minutes.

23.   In fact, medical abortions will almost certainly cost just as much as surgical abortions.

24.   In this case, she said, the traditional medical approach of a surgical abortion is superior to any of the alternatives.

25.   It has been found a safe, effective, and noninvasive alternative to surgical abortion.

26.   It is the first alternative to surgical abortion approved here.

27.   It takes far longer than a surgical abortion, requiring three separate visits to the hospital or clinic.

28.   It would be the first alternative to surgical abortion approved here.

29.   Most troubling would be to allow only doctors certified in surgical abortion to prescribe the abortion pill.

30.   Ms. Wilder of the abortion rights group said that every year, fewer and fewer doctors will provide surgical abortions.