After an ultrasound performed at twenty weeks of pregnancy, Melissa finds out that the fetus she is carrying likely has cytomegalovirus, which can cause severe birth malformations. Melissa decides to terminate the pregnancy

Which type of abortion procedure is Melissa most likely to undergo?

a. vacuum aspiration c. dilation and evacuation
b. dilation and curettage d. intact dilation and extraction


ANS: C

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