• Around 73 million abortions are performed each year in the world, with about 45% done unsafely. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since the 1973 decision, approximately 1.3-1.4 million abortions have been performed annually in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • Using 1996 data, this translates into 3.89 million live births, 1.37 million abortions, and 0.98 million miscarriages. (medscape.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)
  • Worldwide 42 million abortions are estimated to take place annually with 22 million of these occurring safely and 20 million unsafely. (ukessays.com)
  • Illegal abortions are unsafe and account for 13% of all maternal mortality and serious complications. (medscape.com)
  • Complications of abortion include infection , post abortion traid, uterine perforation , septic abortion , cervical shock , cervical laceration , and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) . (wikidoc.org)
  • Misoprostol reduces the rate of complications after surgical abortion when administered as a medical priming agent prior to vacuum aspiration, both in nulliparous and parous women. (fiapac.org)
  • On March 16, 1869, Magdalena Philippi died of complications of an abortion performed on her, evidently by a Dr. Gabriel Wolff. (blogspot.com)
  • The purpose of this study is to provide an insight of the perception of the issue of abortion among young women in Mauritius since the rate of abortion is increasing and many women are having post abortion complications. (ukessays.com)
  • WHO guidelines about safe abortions demonstrate that the legalization and improved safety and accessibility of abortion are essential for women's health: postabortion deaths disappear, postabortion complications, including accidental infertility, are reduced. (fiapac.org)
  • Unsafe abortions-those performed by people lacking the necessary skills, or in inadequately resourced settings-are responsible for between 5-13% of maternal deaths, especially in the developing world. (wikipedia.org)
  • In contrast, unsafe abortions performed by unskilled individuals, with hazardous equipment, or in unsanitary facilities cause between 22,000 and 44,000 deaths and 6.9 million hospital admissions each year. (wikipedia.org)
  • While maternal mortality seldom results from safe abortions, unsafe abortions result in 70,000 deaths and 5 million disabilities per year. (ukessays.com)
  • Before the 19th century, most US states had no specific abortion laws. (medscape.com)
  • Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Countries that permit abortions have different limits on how late in pregnancy abortion is allowed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abortion rates are similar between countries that restrict abortion and countries that broadly allow it, though this is partly because countries which restrict abortion tend to have higher unintended pregnancy rates. (wikipedia.org)
  • Elective termination of pregnancy remains common in the United States and worldwide, and controversy and debate are ongoing. (medscape.com)
  • More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. (medscape.com)
  • Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation , which was first described by an ancient Egyptian medical text as the Ebers Papyrus in 1550 BCE. (wikidoc.org)
  • Abortion means termination of a pregnancy and it has been known since ancient times. (wikidoc.org)
  • In the fourth century BCE, Niddah 23a, a chapter of the Babylonian Talmud, reviews abortion as determining whether a woman is "unclean" and permitting abortion during early pregnancy. (wikidoc.org)
  • Hawaii was the first state to legalize abortions and New York allowed abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy. (wikidoc.org)
  • Providers are reluctant to provide medical abortion so early mainly because of the fear of a missed diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. (fiapac.org)
  • The second argument is the possibility of a reduced efficacy of medical abortion in the early period of pregnancy which was suggested in one study. (fiapac.org)
  • Center staff arranged for abortion of Merline's 6-week pregnancy that day by Zupnick. (blogspot.com)
  • According to World Health Organisation, abortion is defined as an induced termination of pregnancy by use of medications or surgical interventions after implantation of the embryo and before the foetus is able to survive outside the maternal organism (before 22nd week of pregnancy). (ukessays.com)
  • The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy, while spontaneous abortions are usually termed miscarriages. (ukessays.com)
  • Abortion - The medical process by which a pregnancy is brought to an end before the foetus can survive outside the womb. (nordicalagos.org)
  • As of 2018[update], 37% of the world's women had access to legal abortions without limits as to reason. (wikipedia.org)
  • Forty percent of the world's women are able to access therapeutic and elective abortions within gestational limits. (ukessays.com)
  • Early medical abortion will be defined in this presentation by termination of pregnancies with Mifepristone/Misoprostol when no visible gestational sac is visible on ultrasound. (fiapac.org)
  • Efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound (US) and interferential therapy (IFT) is of particular interest as this is the physical agent most commonly used by physiotherapists for treatment of painful musculoskeletal conditions and, therefore, widely available[1]. (journalmedicalthesis.com)
  • Shortages of providers of surgical abortion methods are a significant barrier to safe abortion care across diverse settings where abortion is legal. (fiapac.org)
  • Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. (ukessays.com)
  • surgical and medical abortion clinicians responded to individual-level surveys which included a 15-item validated stigma scale. (fiapac.org)
  • Most abortions result from unintended pregnancies. (wikipedia.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)
  • Of these pregnancies, approximately half end in elective terminations. (medscape.com)
  • Very early medical abortion will be defined by termination of pregnancies before the date of expected menstruation. (fiapac.org)
  • In some areas, abortion is legal only in specific cases such as rape, fetal defects, poverty, risk to a woman's health, or incest. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fetal causes of abortion are genetic or chromosomal abnormalities while maternal causes include age, antiphospholipid syndrome , severe hypertension, or systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE ). (wikidoc.org)
  • Early medical abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol requires less provider involvement, is highly effective and can largely be managed by women themselves. (fiapac.org)
  • 1 In the United States, the risk of maternal mortality is 14 times lower after induced abortion than after childbirth. (wikipedia.org)
  • Public health data shows that making safe abortion legal and accessible reduces maternal deaths. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mortality rate related to induced abortion was 0.6 deaths per 100,000 abortions. (medscape.com)
  • Those who support the legality of abortion often argue that it is a woman's reproductive right. (wikipedia.org)
  • One of the main determinants of the availability of safe abortions is the legality of the procedure. (ukessays.com)
  • The legality, prevalence, and cultural views on abortion vary substantially around the world. (ukessays.com)
  • 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)
  • Therapeutic techniques such as cognitive re- structuring, exposure, and mindfulness have proven to be important means of developing a less cata- strophic perception of childbirth along with greater self-confidence in the abilities to cope with labor. (bvsalud.org)
  • By 1869, the Catholic Church declared abortion a sin punishable by excommunication. (medscape.com)
  • Incidence of abortion has declined worldwide, as access to family planning education and contraceptive services has increased. (ukessays.com)
  • Abortion and contraceptive methods are a fundamental part of Human Rights: women have a right to choose whether to be pregnant or not. (fiapac.org)
  • Sometimes after having an abortion done illegally that they make use of the contraceptives method. (ukessays.com)
  • Improved knowledge of the associations between UF and reproductive factors would contribute to better understanding of the etiology of UF and may suggest novel opportunities for prevention and therapeutic interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Abortion in Mauritius is one of the taboo subjects even in 2010. (ukessays.com)
  • Why abortion still taboo is can maybe be explained by the fear of open talks and some constraint that some cultures and religions put upon such talks. (ukessays.com)
  • Since abortion is illegal in Mauritius and in this globalized world it is still considered as a taboo, there is very few empirical evidence on this issue in Mauritius. (ukessays.com)
  • Some official decisions recently taken in France, including the 100% refund for abortion and the change of law on the reference to distress, are positive signs, and the campaign in Luxembourg for instance, contribute to lifting the taboo on the right to abortion. (fiapac.org)
  • Shapse contended he had no responsibility for actions of the certified nurse anesthetist, and no responsibility to monitor and evaluate Rosario's condition during and immediately after the abortion. (blogspot.com)
  • To evaluate the perception of the issue of abortion among young Mauritian women. (ukessays.com)
  • Those who oppose abortion often argue that an embryo or fetus is a person with a right to life, and thus equate abortion with murder. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the United Kingdom, 1 to 2% of abortions are done due to genetic problems in the fetus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ancient Romans did not consider a fetus a person until after birth, and abortion was practiced widely. (medscape.com)
  • Chromosomal abnormalities is the most common cause of sporadic abortion that occur as early as 4-8 weeks gestation , or it could be due to either infectious , immunologic , and environmental factors. (wikidoc.org)
  • The unmodified word abortion generally refers to an induced abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • A protocol for follow up of early medical abortion will be presented based on correct information given to the women (especially symptoms that must induce a visit to the emergency service) and serum HCG testing seven days after the medical abortion. (fiapac.org)
  • Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. (medscape.com)
  • Abortion was first described by an ancient Egyptian medical text as the Ebers Papyrus in 1550 BCE, which suggested that an abortion can be induced with the use of a plant-fiber tampon coated with honey and crushed dates. (wikidoc.org)
  • Arguments will be presented to reassure providers about the possibility to provide early medical abortion safely. (fiapac.org)
  • Finally very early medical abortion will also be considered in this presentation on the basis of recent studies. (fiapac.org)
  • Early Christians had varying practices regarding abortion. (medscape.com)
  • However, medication abortions that are self-managed are highly effective and safe throughout the first trimester. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is debate over abortion with regard to moral, religious, ethical, and legal issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • In many parts of the world there is prominent and divisive public controversy over the ethical and legal issues of abortion. (ukessays.com)
  • The reasons why women have abortions are diverse and vary across the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • In some countries abortion is legal and women have the right to make the choice about abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 11th century BCE, the Code of Assura, '' a harsh set of laws restricting women in general'' was the earliest legal ban on abortion by forcing the death penalty on married women who obtain abortions without permission of their husbands. (wikidoc.org)
  • However women do abortion to limit births. (ukessays.com)
  • The study will provide an insight of the perceptions of young women on the issue of abortion. (ukessays.com)
  • To assess their understanding on the causes and consequences of abortion among young women. (ukessays.com)
  • It will give an introduction of abortion and will give and overview of what will the dissertation consist of. (ukessays.com)
  • Abortion laws and cultural or religious views of abortions are different around the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • 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)
  • AGI contacts abortion providers directly and provides abortion data every 4-5 years. (medscape.com)
  • Conclusion: Abortion providers and facilities experience several forms of harassment, which is more commonly reported in the USA than Canada. (fiapac.org)
  • Abortion rates changed little between 2003 and 2008, before which they decreased for at least two decades as access to family planning and birth control increased. (wikipedia.org)
  • [ 3 ] Access to abortion was particularly limited in rural communities and in the South and Midwest. (medscape.com)
  • The frequency of abortions is, however, similar whether or not access is restricted. (ukessays.com)
  • Modern methods use medication or surgery for abortions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various methods including herbal abortifacients, the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma, and other traditional methods. (ukessays.com)
  • Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of abortion facilities identified via publicly available resources in the USA (N=705) and Canada (N=94) from June through December 2013. (fiapac.org)
  • When performed legally and safely on a woman who desires it, induced abortions do not increase the risk of long-term mental or physical problems. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dr. Gerald Zupnick was sued multiple times for abortions he botched while working at for National Abortion Federation member Bill Baird. (blogspot.com)
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  • Any person procuring an abortion or supplying the means to procure an abortion is subject to imprisonment for up to 10 years. (ukessays.com)
  • She asserted that Zupnick was unqualified to perform her abortion, that he abandoned her, failed to hospitalize her when her condition required hospital care. (blogspot.com)
  • Abortion and abortion-related issues feature prominently in the national politics in many nations, often involving the opposing pro-life and pro-choice worldwide social movements (both self-named). (ukessays.com)
  • 51 Appendix H - Terms Indicating Induced Abortions. (cdc.gov)
  • Others favor legal and accessible abortion as a public health measure. (wikipedia.org)