Abortion induced. Medical search. Frequent questions

First trimester medical abortion is highly safe and effective. (wikipedia.org)
Studies confirm a correlation between the increase in the self-administration of medical abortion with misoprostol, and a reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality. (wikipedia.org)
What is a medical abortion? (womenonwaves.org)
How many weeks into your pregnancy can you do a medical abortion? (womenonwaves.org)
You can do a medical abortion at home until the 12th week of your pregnancy. (womenonwaves.org)
When you should not do a medical abortion? (womenonwaves.org)
Why shouldn't you be alone when you do a medical abortion and what if you do it alone anyway? (womenonwaves.org)
Is it safe to have a medical abortion if you've already had one in the past? (womenonwaves.org)
This is because they often lack the resources that would allow them to travel out of state and obtain safe medical abortion services. (wesa.fm)
It is sometimes called a "medical abortion" or "abortion with pills. (medlineplus.gov)
Up until 9 weeks gestation, 200 mg mifepristone followed by 800 µg of misoprostol is the recommended regimen for medical abortion. (medscape.com)
Medical abortion done before 11 weeks may be done on an outpatient basis. (msdmanuals.com)
Patients who undergo medical abortion after 11 weeks should be observed because heavy bleeding is possible. (msdmanuals.com)
Medical abortion is contraindicated in patients with clotting disorders, severe liver disease, renal disease, cardiac disease, and chronic steroid use. (medscape.com)
Medical abortion is also contraindicated in women with no access to emergency services and no partners or family to be with the patient during the heaviest bleeding times. (medscape.com)

But today, there are medications that will induce what is medically very similar to a miscarriage. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
Some governors, like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, have sought to limit abortions as non-essential or "not immediately medically necessary" procedures during the pandemic. (jonathanturley.org)
The majority of abortions are medically induced, and the majority of those are performed on women who have already had at least one child. (podporareprodukce.cz)
A history of active medical problems may indicate that the patient needs to be medically stabilized prior to the abortion or have the procedure performed in a facility that can handle special medical problems. (medscape.com)

And in many states, including Alabama, elective abortion is illegal. (mo.gov)
Elective Abortion: Does It Affect Subsequent Pregnancies? (medlineplus.gov)
If a pregnancy ends by elective abortion before 32 weeks, the increase in the numbers of Type 1 and 2 lobules that are formed in the first two trimesters of pregnancy do not go on to mature to Type 3 and Type 4 lobules, so there are more of the immature lobules which provide more places for cancers to start. (bcpinstitute.org)

Evidence to back this claim about negative social attitudes was surprisingly thin: a handful of medieval and early modern examples, wrongly interpreted as about abortion when in fact they were mostly battery cases involving fetal death. (shear.org)
Placentas and fetuses from cases of induced midtrimester abortion and fetal loss (13 weeks of pregnancy or more) were examined microbiologically. (tau.ac.il)
Fetal organs yielded cultures positive for bacteria in 16 per cent and for genital Mycoplasma in 23 per cent of the spontaneous fetal loss material, whereas pyogenic cocci were isolated from fetal organs in 18 per cent and Mycoplasma in no case of induced abortion. (tau.ac.il)
In the positive cases, the fetal lungs were most often infected (in 34 out of 37 positive cases of spontaneous and 4 out of 5 positive cases of induced abortion). (tau.ac.il)
In the series of fetal loss, positive microbiologic findings from the fetal organs seemed correlated to prolonged bleeding before abortion or labor and to premature rupture of membranes. (tau.ac.il)
Living in a state with a health or fetal anomaly exception to abortion restrictions was not associated with higher utilisation of second-trimester abortion services. (elsevierpure.com)

The abstracts, referenced studies, and two papers contained in this document provide evidence of a causal link between surgical induced abortion (IA) and subsequent preterm birth. (frc.org)
The researchers speculate that the association between induced abortion and the subsequent risk of an ectopic pregnancy may largely be due to injuries suffered during the actual surgical abortion process or subsequent infections. (yourhealthbase.com)
It is sometimes called a "surgical abortion. (medlineplus.gov)
Wilson SF, Gurney EP, Sammel MD, Schreiber CA. Doulas for surgical management of miscarriage and abortion: a randomized controlled trial. (jefferson.edu)
The most common complications of induced abortions are continuing pregnancy, retained products of conception, infection, and surgical trauma to the uterus. (medscape.com)
Antibiotic prophylaxis using doxycycline or azithromycin reduces infectious complications with surgical abortion . (medscape.com)
Unsafe abortions are associated with a higher rate of postprocedure infections, more bleeding complications, and surgical trauma. (medscape.com)
In September 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone to be marketed in the United States as an alternative to surgical abortion. (culturallegacy.org)
This will require all abortion providers to conform to the same standards as ambulatory surgical centres, outpatient care units that offer more complicated procedures, usually involving high levels of anaesthesia. (lipmag.com)
The medication, prescribed by doctors and nurse practitioners, is an alternative to surgical abortion. (cbc.ca)
She added there's only one doctor who prescribes surgical abortions in North Bay, which leaves access to an abortion several hours away for many women in the area. (cbc.ca)
Surgical abortion is contraindicated in patients with hemodynamic instability, profound anemia, and/or profound thrombocytopenia. (medscape.com)

A self-induced abortion (also called a self-managed abortion, or sometimes a self-induced miscarriage) is an abortion performed by the pregnant woman herself, or with the help of other, non-medical assistance. (wikipedia.org)
MCCAMMON: For example, Verma says the treatment for heavy bleeding is the same whether it's caused by a miscarriage or by abortion pills, so it may not be necessary to share that kind of information. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
Based on estimated lifetime risk, each American woman is expected to have 3.2 pregnancies, of which 2 will be a live birth, 0.7 will be an induced abortion, and 0.5 will be a miscarriage. (medscape.com)
This is known as a missed miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. (healthline.com)
misoprostol induces a miscarriage. (cbc.ca)

Induced abortion is termination of pregnancy based on a woman's decision and performed by a gyneacologists within the gestational age limit. (uwi.edu)
If they decide that a self-induced and termination of pregnancy is, in fact - qualifies as murder, you can imagine the horrific precedent that sets. (wesa.fm)
Induced labour is a deliberate termination of pregnancy. (emobileclinic.com)

The difference in the incidence of ectopic pregnancies among women who had undergone an induced abortion and those who had not was insignificant in cases where the women had already experienced one or more ectopic pregnancies. (yourhealthbase.com)
We used abortion in the headline because these women did not choose to terminate their pregnancies. (ageofautism.com)
As abortion becomes more difficult or impossible to access in many states, some patients are relying on what's known as a self-managed abortion - people trying to end their pregnancies on their own, often using pills they get online. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. (culturallegacy.org)
1] Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion. (culturallegacy.org)
Am J Epidemiol 102: 217-224, 1975 The effects of previous induced abortion on pregnancy, labor and outcome of pregnancy were measured in a prospective study of 11,057 pregnancies to West Jerusalem mothers who were interviewed during pregnancy and who subsequently delivered a single live or stillborn infant. (docksci.com)
Thus, it is not surprising that Rh(D) immunoprophylaxis has been extended from women with term pregnancies to all women with miscarriages, abortions, and ectopic pregnancies. (nih.gov)

This literature review about contraception and induced abortion in the West Indies shows quite a modest track of scientific records, poor knowledge of contraception, high estimated number of induced abortion and missing research on prevalence of abortion. (uwi.edu)
Most islands in the West Indies do not have liberal laws on abortion, nor laws on pregnancy prevention programmes (contraception). (uwi.edu)
We present results of a literature review about the attitude of healthcare providers and women toward (emergency) contraception and induced abortion, prevalence, methods and juridical aspects of induced abortion and prevention policies. (uwi.edu)
It is important to offer effective contraception as well as counseling regarding safe sexual practices post-abortion. (medscape.com)
Until a 100% effective contraception becomes available, abortion will exist. (medscape.com)
Contraception (all forms) can be started immediately after an induced abortion at (msdmanuals.com)
They are also advocating for greater education and awareness around safe abortion care and the availability of contraception. (podporareprodukce.cz)
However, over three-quarters of abortions occurred in women reporting no contraception at all or coitus interruptus, thus underlining the scope for family planning education in this population. (unimi.it)

The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed two regimens for abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy using misoprostol: a standardized regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol and a regimen of misoprostol alone. (wikipedia.org)
The only scientifically studied effective self-induced abortion method is ingesting a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol or misoprostol alone. (wikipedia.org)
In Latin America, women have reported self-inducing abortions with misoprostol alone since the 1980s. (wikipedia.org)
Some women use online abortion pill help services such as Women on Web and Aid Access to order mifepristone and/or misoprostol, with reported effectiveness and safety in pregnancy termination and satisfaction in the service. (wikipedia.org)
How to use misoprostol (cytotec) to cause an abortion? (womenonwaves.org)
Which type of pill containing Misoprostol is the most effective to cause an abortion? (womenonwaves.org)
A second-trimester abortion can be attempted with 200 mg mifepristone followed by repetitive doses of misoprostol. (medscape.com)
Medication abortion - available only early in a pregnancy - involves the combination of two pills called mifepristone and misoprostol. (newschannel5.com)

2022 File of Michigan Resident Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. (michigan.gov)

Using 1996 data, this translates into 3.89 million live births, 1.37 million abortions, and 0.98 million miscarriages. (medscape.com)
However, in countries with liberal abortion practices, mortality in women undergoing induced abortion is considerably lower than in those giving birth or having spontan e o u s miscarriages, and other early complications of artificial termination are generall y milder a n d fewer t h a n those exPerienced by women at parturition (4, 5). (docksci.com)

Perriera LK, Arslan AA, Masch R. Placenta praevia and the risk of adverse outcomes during second trimester abortion: A retrospective cohort study. (jefferson.edu)
First-trimester abortions often require only local anesthesia, but clinicians trained in using anesthesia may offer sedation in addition. (msdmanuals.com)
[1] Legal abortion in the first trimester seemed radically new in 1973, yet it appeared to be congruent with the much earlier established practice, Roe said. (shear.org)
Sixty-four percent offer at least some second-trimester abortion services (13 weeks or later), and 23% offer abortion after 20 weeks. (culturallegacy.org)
The present study is prospective in that information on abortion was obtained at interviews in pregnancy, usually in the second trimester as part of a routine antenatal interview. (docksci.com)
Is Rh immune globulin needed in early first-trimester abortion? (nih.gov)
In this article we review the existing medical literature to assess the risks of fetomaternal hemorrhage and Rh isoimmunization after complications of a first-trimester pregnancy, induced abortion, or ectopic pregnancy. (nih.gov)
Background Data on utilisation of in-facility second-trimester abortion services are sparse. (elsevierpure.com)
We describe temporal and geographical trends in utilisation of in-facility second-trimester abortion services across Mexico. (elsevierpure.com)
We described utilisation, calculated rates using population data, and used logistic regression to identify woman- and state-level factors (municipality-level marginalisation, state-level abortion law) associated with utilisation of second-trimester versus first-trimester services. (elsevierpure.com)
Results We identified 145 956 second-trimester abortions, or 13.4% of total documented hospitalizations for abortion between 2007 to 2015. (elsevierpure.com)
The annual utilisation rate of second-trimester abortion remained constant, between 0.5 to 0.6 per 1000 women aged 15-44 years. (elsevierpure.com)
Women living in highly marginalised municipalities had 1.43 higher odds of utilising abortions services in their second versus their first trimester, when compared with women in municipalities with low marginalisation (95% CI 1.18 to 1.73). (elsevierpure.com)
Conclusions Our results suggest there is a need for all types of second-trimester abortion services in Mexico. (elsevierpure.com)
To improve health outcomes for Mexican women, especially the most vulnerable, access to safe second-trimester abortion services must be ensured through the implementation of current legal exceptions and renewed attention to the training of healthcare providers. (elsevierpure.com)

Worldwide, some 20-30 million legal abortions are performed annually, with another 10-20 million abortions performed illegally (see The Alan Guttmacher Institute ). (medscape.com)
From 1973 through 2008, nearly 50 million legal abortions occurred. (culturallegacy.org)

Approximately half of all abortions are performed with this method. (medscape.com)

Some reports suggest an association between induced abortion and breast cancer , but this has not been confirmed by others. (medscape.com)

Even with Texas's new abortion restrictions, under the state's law, a pregnant person can't be charged with murder or homicide for having an abortion. (kbbi.org)
CUELLAR: She said many women in Texas are having to choose self-administered abortions because of the state's restrictive abortion legislation, like Senate Bill 8. (wesa.fm)
On Wednesday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, did not say whether abortion would be included in the new relaxing of the rules. (jonathanturley.org)
The last two rural abortion providers in Texas have closed , following the state's passing of an anti-choice law last summer, known as HB2. (lipmag.com)
Between July, when the HB2 law passed, and November, when the admitting privileges requirement went into effect, nearly half of the state's 44 abortion clinics were forced to close, unable to comply with the new rules. (lipmag.com)
In California, a trained nurse practitioner can now perform an abortion, but in Mississippi, a provider must be an obstetrician with admitting privileges at a local hospital, a rule that could shut down the state's last remaining clinic. (nymag.com)

Both induced and spontaneous abortions were related to intense anguish, sadness and guilt. (bvsalud.org)
Eighty subjects reported 98 spontaneous abortions. (cdc.gov)

Mood swings, as a contraceptive side-effect, were more often reported among women with ≥2 abortions (n = 65/161), compared to those with 0-1 abortion (n = 131/420), p=.034. (lu.se)
Fifty-four percent of women who have abortions had used a contraceptive method (usually the condom or the pill) during the month they became pregnant. (culturallegacy.org)
In order to identify subgroups of women at elevated risk of induced abortion, personal characteristics and habits, selected medical histories and contraceptive practices of 873 women undergoing legal abortion in various areas of Northern Italy were compared with those of 504 control subjects identified in family planning clinics of the same hospitals or area health authorities. (unimi.it)
Less than 5% of case and control subjects reported more than two previous induced abortions, thus indicating that abortion is more of an 'accidental' event rather than a widespread contraceptive practice. (unimi.it)

Our study aimed to estimate the one-year incidence of induced abortion in Côte d'Ivoire using both direct and indirect methodologies, determine the safety of reported abortions, and identify the women most likely to experience a recent induced abortion or an unsafe abortion. (plos.org)
The diagnosis of pelvic abscess following post-abortal sepsis in our patient was made based on the history of recent induced abortion, the presence of fever and gastrointestinal disturbance of passage of watery stools. (emobileclinic.com)

Fact: Self-induced abortions are a very small percentage of abortions in the Czech Republic and account for less than 5% of all abortions. (podporareprodukce.cz)

News of the arrest provoked outrage from abortion-rights supporters in light of Texas' strict abortion legislation passed last year. (keyt.com)
In countries with strict abortion laws, the rate of unsafe abortions is higher. (medscape.com)
Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. (wokv.com)

The aim of this study was to establish annual epidemiologic picture of induced abortions for non-medical indications at the territory of the City of Niš, Serbia. (uwi.edu)
Can fresh research give us a more nuanced picture of induced abortion in the early republic? (shear.org)

Hemorrhage and sepsis are the most common immediate complications of induced abortion, accounting for majority of maternal mortalities from unsafe abortion in Africa. (emobileclinic.com)

[ 1 ] Accurate statistics have been kept since the enactment of the 1973 US Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortions. (medscape.com)
Since the 1973 decision, approximately 1.3-1.4 million abortions have been performed annually in the United States. (medscape.com)
Since the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, hundreds of laws, federal and state, have been proposed or passed, making this the most actively litigated and highly publicized area in the field of medicine. (medscape.com)
In 1973, the Roe decision pointed to Anglo-American common law, which held that abortion was punishable only after quickening, the mid-point in pregnancy when a mother felt the child stir. (shear.org)
Late sequelae of induced abortion are Received for publication September 24, 1973, and reported to be uterine synechae (7 8)in final form February 12, 1975. (docksci.com)

The letter details the serious risks associated with abortion-inducing drugs, which both state and federal lawmakers have long recognized by imposing restrictions on their prescription and administration. (mo.gov)
It is the healthcare provider's job to educate women about the risks and benefits of continuing pregnancy versus induced abortion. (medscape.com)
Activists are demanding that authorities take action to ensure access to safe and legal abortions, and they are also calling for greater awareness and education about the risks of self-induced abortions. (podporareprodukce.cz)
However, women who were employed, independently from the type of occupation, showed markedly lower abortion risks than housewives. (unimi.it)
Some of these variables themselves affect the chances of an unfavorable pregnancy outcome and must be taken into account in estimation of the risks associated with previous induced abortion. (docksci.com)
Perinatologists, obstetricians, and abortion counselors prefer to put the risks in the context of the statistical likelihood of complications, and then let the patient make her final decision. (medscape.com)

The abortion rate was 16 per 1,000 women aged 15--44 years for 2004, the same since 2000. (cdc.gov)
Each year, two percent of women aged 15-44 have an abortion. (culturallegacy.org)

The side effects of medication abortion include uterine cramping and prolonged bleeding, and common side effects include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. (wikipedia.org)
Some studies argue that unfettered access to medication abortion is a key tenet of public health, human rights, and reproductive rights. (wikipedia.org)
Medication abortion, which uses medicines to end the pregnancy. (medlineplus.gov)
At least 9% of providers offer only early medication abortion services. (culturallegacy.org)
Medication abortion accounted for 17% of all nonhospital abortions, and about one-quarter of abortions before nine weeks' gestation, in 2008. (culturallegacy.org)
Lawyers for Arkansas say the law is a "commonsense requirement" that "merely requires medication abortion providers to have a contractual relationship (to ensure follow-up treatment if needed) with a physician that has admitting privileges. (newschannel5.com)

Adolescents, less educated women, and the poorest women had the most unsafe abortions. (plos.org)

In the United States, abortion of a previable fetus is regulated by state-specific restrictions (eg, mandatory waiting periods, gestational age restrictions). (msdmanuals.com)

It is difficult to measure the prevalence or rate of self-induced abortions. (wikipedia.org)
Prevalence and correlates of induced abortion: results of a facility-based cross-sectional survey of parturient women living with HIV in South Africa. (bvsalud.org)
There is a paucity of studies examining the prevalence and correlates of induced abortion among women living with HIV . (bvsalud.org)
Our study fills this gap by examining the prevalence and correlates of induced abortion among parturient women living with HIV in Eastern Cape, South Africa . (bvsalud.org)
The prevalence of induced abortion was 19% (95% CI 17.2-20.9%), but varied by women 's socio-demographic characteristics. (bvsalud.org)
The prevalence of induced abortion was 19%, but varied by women 's sociodemographic characteristics. (bvsalud.org)
Fertility experience: including gravid- (period prevalence), any respondent who ity, abortions, number of live births and had current unmet need or gave a history of deaths of children aged under 5 years. (who.int)

Other countries have "safe abortion hotlines", which facilitate access to pills, provide instructions on proper use of the pills, and provide emotional, logistical, and/or financial support. (wikipedia.org)
It has been shown that educated and gainfully employed Nigerian women are better able to access safe abortion than their uneducated and poor counterparts. (emobileclinic.com)

Cite this: The Safest Methods for Inducing Abortion - Medscape - Aug 30, 2017. (medscape.com)
Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010-14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model , The Lancet , 2017. (guttmacher.org)

These deaths are in large part a result of limited emergency obstetric care, but unsafe abortion is a significant contributor. (plos.org)
In 2003, as in the previous years, deaths related to legal induced abortions occurred rarely. (cdc.gov)
The mortality rate related to induced abortion was 0.6 deaths per 100,000 abortions. (medscape.com)
and the overwhelming majority of these deaths occur in countries where abortion is illegal. (msdmanuals.com)
In births following induced abortions, the relative risk of early neonatal death was doubled, while late neonatal deaths showed a 3- to 4-fold increase. (docksci.com)
for women who died following a live birth (i.e., 55% of the deaths), the leading causes of death were pregnancy-induced hypertension complications, pulmonary embolism, and hemorrhage. (cdc.gov)
The age-adjusted rate of alcohol-induced deaths in 2020 was 13.1 per 100,000 standard population. (cdc.gov)

Eighty-eight percent of abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 2006. (culturallegacy.org)
In 2007 Portugal legalized abortion till 10 weeks of pregnancy. (womenonwaves.org)

Forty-two percent of providers offer very early abortions (before the first missed period) and 95% offer abortion at eight weeks from the last menstrual period. (culturallegacy.org)

Her work focuses on political, social and cultural divides in America, including abortion and reproductive rights, and the intersections of politics and religion. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
Texas continues to try and be the worst in America for accessing abortions A woman was arrested on murder charges following an alleged self-induced pregnancy. (capitolhilltimes.com)
The Rio Grande Valley already has the highest rate of self-induced abortion in America. (lipmag.com)
Hobby Lobby, the Christian-owned company that provides hobby, arts and crafts supplies to tens of millions of customers across America, will defy the Obamacare mandate that health insurance for its employees cover "abortion-inducing drugs. (wnd.com)

The abortion ratio, defined as the number of abortions per 1,000 live births, was 238 in 2004, a decrease from the 241 in 2003. (cdc.gov)

In Texas, the state where the single, pregnant woman who became Jane Roe sued for access to an abortion 41 years ago, Wendy Davis became a national hero for filibustering abortion legislation, as did her governor for signing it into law. (nymag.com)

Based on respondent data, the one-year incidence of induced abortion was 27.9 (95% CI 18.6-37.1) per 1,000 women of reproductive age, while the confidante incidence was higher at 40.7 (95% CI 33.3-48.1) per 1,000. (plos.org)

Self-induced (or self-managed) abortion is often attempted during the beginning of pregnancy (the first eight weeks from the last menstrual period). (wikipedia.org)
FADEL: So, Sarah, explain what a self-managed abortion is and what the role of the health care system is in that. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)

The risk of death associated with childbirth is approximately 14 times higher than that with abortion, and overall morbidity associated with childbirth exceeds that with abortion. (medscape.com)
Abortion is a preventable cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. (emobileclinic.com)

In 2009, the average amount paid for a nonhospital abortion with local anesthesia at 10 weeks' gestation was $451. (culturallegacy.org)

Induced abortion is not associated with subsequent extrauterine pregnancy, infertility , pregnancy loss, or abnormal placentation. (medscape.com)

Using bivariate and multivariate regression, we separately assessed sociodemographic characteristics associated with having had a recent abortion or an unsafe abortion. (plos.org)
CDC began abortion surveillance in 1969 to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions. (cdc.gov)
Abortion surveillance in the United States continues to provide the data necessary for examining trends in numbers and characteristics of women who obtain legal induced abortions and to increase understanding of this pregnancy outcome. (cdc.gov)
Characteristics of women undergoing induced abortion: results of a case-control study from Northern Italy / C. La Vecchia, S. Pampallona, E. Negri, M. Fasoli, S. Franceschi, A. Decarli. (unimi.it)
HARLAP AND DA VIES ing demographic and health characteristics of women who have induced abortions. (docksci.com)
The characteristics of Jerusalem women reporting previous induced abortions are described elsewhere (14). (docksci.com)

Endotoxin induces the expansion of IL-1β-producing uterine DCs and, in response, more uterine ILC2s produce IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13. (elifesciences.org)
Completion of an induced abortion can be confirmed by directly observing removal of uterine contents or via ultrasonography used during the procedure. (msdmanuals.com)
Sepsis leading to abscess formation results from post abortal infection due to retained products of conception, use of unsterile instruments to procure the abortion or from uterine perforation. (emobileclinic.com)
Ultrasound was used to confirm the presence of pelvic collection and also to rule out possibility of incomplete abortion that will require uterine evacuation. (emobileclinic.com)

As of 2018[update], in the United States, the estimate was that one in 10 abortions is self-induced. (wikipedia.org)

CUELLAR: According to Brand, while legal ground for the case is shaky, it shows how legislation like SB8 emboldens people to push legal boundaries around abortion. (wesa.fm)

Yet the limited available evidence suggests abortion is common and that unsafe abortion is contributing to the country's high maternal mortality. (plos.org)
Illegal abortions are unsafe and account for 13% of all maternal mortality and serious complications. (medscape.com)
New estimates and trends regarding unsafe abortion mortality. (msdmanuals.com)

A second law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in September prohibits a person "from providing an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without satisfying the applicable informed consent requirements for abortions. (keyt.com)

A woman who would be 18 weeks LMP when GA-09 expires has up to four weeks to legally procure an abortion in Texas. (jonathanturley.org)
Pretending to be a helpless young man desperate to procure an abortion for his 17-year-old girlfriend, ALFRED OLUFEMI, uncovers places inside Lagos markets where traditional medicine sellers profit fr. (punchng.com)

Consistent with other research, our results suggest that legal restrictions on abortion in Côte d'Ivoire are not preventing women from having abortions, but rather pushing women to use unsafe, potentially dangerous abortion methods. (plos.org)
VLADECK: You know, I think what this case really is is an ominous portent of what things are going to look like on the ground in states that have aggressive abortion restrictions. (wesa.fm)

Although the term includes abortions induced outside of a clinical setting with legal, sometimes over-the-counter medication, it also refers to efforts to terminate a pregnancy through alternative, potentially more dangerous methods. (wikipedia.org)
In the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, important questions have emerged about the current legal and regulatory landscape surrounding patient access to drugs that have historically been used to induce abortions. (jdsupra.com)
Stephen Vladeck , professor at the University of Texas School of Law, discusses this case and the chilling effect it could have on legal access to abortion in Texas. (kbbi.org)
While SB8 explicitly exempts pregnant women who get an abortion from criminal repercussions, it makes it nearly impossible to access abortion services in Texas, and many people are left with little to no legal options to terminate their pregnancy. (wesa.fm)
Nonetheless, Vladeck said Herrera's situation shows what will happen as legal protections around abortion crumble. (wesa.fm)
So what do we know about what is legal when it comes to self-managed abortions? (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
One of the more interesting legal fights during the pandemic have centered on abortion rights in Texas. (jonathanturley.org)
During the weeks of legal wrangling that went all of the way to the Supreme Court, Texas had argued that abortion was like any other elective surgery, and should be delayed to preserve the personal protective equipment needed by medical workers exposed to the virus. (jonathanturley.org)
This report summarizes and describes data voluntarily reported to CDC regarding legal induced abortions obtained in the United States in 2004. (cdc.gov)
A total of 839,226 legal induced abortions were reported to CDC for 2004 from 49 reporting areas, representing a 1.1% decline from the 848,163 legal induced abortions reported by 49 reporting areas for 2003. (cdc.gov)
In 2003 (the most recent years for which data are available), 10 women died as a result of complications from known legal induced abortion. (cdc.gov)
During 1990--1997, the number of legal induced abortions gradually declined. (cdc.gov)
In countries where abortion is legal, abortion is usually safe and complications are rare. (msdmanuals.com)
Among various indicators of sexual habits investigated, the strongest determinant of legal abortion was the frequency of sexual intercourses over the previous six months, women with less frequent intercourses showing a markedly elevated risk estimate (RR = 2.82). (unimi.it)
But for all the regulations and protests, despite "safe, legal, and rare" and "abortion is murder," abortion is part of our everyday experience. (nymag.com)

Vinekar K, Karlapudi A, Nathan L, Turk JK, Rible R, Steinauer J. Projected Implications of Overturning Roe v Wade on Abortion Training in U.S. Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs. (jefferson.edu)

2 For Induced Abortions occurring in New York City, only primary operative procedure is reported. (ny.gov)
Just a week earlier, the Fifth Circuit indicated that Texas had not effectively demonstrated that pill-induced abortions are an actual "procedure. (jonathanturley.org)
An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. (medlineplus.gov)
Procedural abortion, a procedure to remove the pregnancy from the uterus. (medlineplus.gov)
While induced abortion is nominally illegal in Israel, other than in certain defined circumstances, the procedure has in fact been available on request for over 30 years (15). (docksci.com)
A brief physical examination is usually conducted prior to an abortion procedure. (medscape.com)

Causing physical trauma to a woman's body or uterus may also result in physical harm or even death to the woman instead of causing an abortion. (wikipedia.org)
In Côte d'Ivoire, induced abortion is legally restricted unless a pregnancy threatens a woman's life. (plos.org)
Q: Why does abortion increase a woman's risk of breast cancer? (bcpinstitute.org)

We estimated the one-year incidence of induced abortion, and the safety of the abortions women experienced. (plos.org)
This study provides the first national estimates of induced abortion incidence and safety in Côte d'Ivoire, using a population-based approach to explore social determinants of abortion and unsafe abortion. (plos.org)
Bell SO, Sheehy G, Hyacinthe AK, Guiella G, Moreau C (2020) Induced abortion incidence and safety in Côte d'Ivoire. (plos.org)
Many studies in Nigeria have shown a high incidence of infection as an abortion related complications and the organism commonly found are vaginal comnensals and sexually transmitted organisms such as Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia tranchomatis. (emobileclinic.com)

Most islands have restrictive laws on abortion. (uwi.edu)
As discussed in this paper, restrictive laws will not prevent induced abortions but will drive patients to unsafe procedures. (medscape.com)
This is a dangerous practice that has become increasingly common in the country, and activists are concerned that it will further endanger the lives of women who are already at risk due to the country's restrictive abortion laws. (podporareprodukce.cz)
Induced abortion I'd widespread in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law policy with an estimate of 760,000 occurring annually. (emobileclinic.com)

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20181

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