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Abortion - Term Papers

Abortion

"Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by the removal or forcing out from the womb of a fetus or embryo before it is able to survive on its own. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is often called a miscarriage. It can also be purposely caused in which case it is known as an induced abortion. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy. The similar procedure after the fetus may be able to survive on its own is medically known as a "late termination of pregnancy".

Modern medicine uses medications or surgical methods for induced abortion. The two medications mifepristone and prostaglandin are as effective as a surgical method in the ...

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that this same level of safe and legal abortions be available to all women globally. Unsafe abortions, however, result in approximately 47,000 maternal deaths and 5 million hospital admissions per year globally.

An estimated 44 million abortions are performed globally each year, with slightly under half of those performed unsafely. Rates of abortions have changed little between 2003 and 2008, after having previously spent decades declining as access to education regarding family planning and birth control improved. As of 2008, forty percent of the world's women had access to legal induced abortions "without restriction as to reason". There are; however, limits regarding how far along in pregnant they can be performed.

Induced abortion has a long history. They have been performed by various methods, including herbal medicines, the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma, and other traditional methods since ancient times. The laws surrounding abortion, how frequently ...

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Added: 5/26/2015 09:47:03 PM
Submitted By: isabella1
Category: Health & Medicine
Type: Premium Paper
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