A 19-year-old unmarried college student who is approximately 8 weeks pregnant asks the nurse, “If I have an abortion in the next 2 or 3 weeks, how will it be done?” The nurse instructs the client that...

A 19-year-old unmarried college student who is approximately 8 weeks pregnant asks the nurse, “If I have an abortion in the next 2 or 3 weeks, how will it be done?” The nurse instructs the client that at this gestational age, an abortion is usually performed by which of the following techniques?

1. Dilatation and curettage.

2. Menstrual extraction.

3. Dilatation and vacuum extraction.

4. Saline induction.