Million abortionsUnsafeElectiveSafe abortionsPregnancyComplicationsWorld's womenMaternal mortalityMifepristoneDeathsMedicallyPregnanciesLegalityChildbirth1869ContraceptiveIllegallyCliniciansSurgicalUnclearPracticesTabooIllegalEvaluateMethodsPhysiciansMedicationRefersConsequencesContrastDistinctionMedicalFetusChallengesSevereEthicalAccessProvidersLawsHealthPerformWomenHospitalCasesPersonTimesRiskMakePatientsWorldwideIntroduction
Million abortions5
- Around 73 million abortions are performed each year in the world, with about 45% done unsafely. (wikipedia.org)
- Worldwide 42 million abortions are estimated to take place annually with 22 million of these occurring safely and 20 million unsafely. (ukessays.com)
- 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)
Unsafe8
- 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)
- Illegal abortions are unsafe and account for 13% of all maternal mortality and serious complications. (medscape.com)
- Describe the clinical consequences of unsafe abortion, report this experience as well as sexual violence in situations of social and age vulnerability. (bvsalud.org)
- It also revealed the need for further discussion on the topic, highlighting health promotion practices against unsafe abortion. (bvsalud.org)
- The World Health Organization (WHO) shows an increase in rates of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, sexually transmitted diseases and neonatal repercussions in women who are sexually abused 1 . (bvsalud.org)
- Unsafe abortion appears as an alternative to unwanted pregnancies 1,6,7 , mainly in cases related to physical violence, sexual violence, usually caused by an intimate or known partner. (bvsalud.org)
Elective2
- Reasons for procuring induced abortions are typically characterized as either therapeutic or elective. (wikipedia.org)
- Forty percent of the world's women are able to access therapeutic and elective abortions within gestational limits. (ukessays.com)
Safe abortions2
- One of the main determinants of the availability of safe abortions is the legality of the procedure. (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)
Pregnancy11
- In questioning each woman about her pregnancy and abortion, the prosecutor emphasized that these abortions had not been performed for any physical reason. (cdlib.org)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Because the exceptions drafted by legislators are often conflicting and use non-medical terminology, they sow confusion around what kinds of care and procedures health care providers can legally offer when a pregnancy threatens a person's health or life. (phr.org)
- More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. (medscape.com)
- Center staff arranged for abortion of Merline's 6-week pregnancy that day by Zupnick. (blogspot.com)
Complications3
- 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)
- 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)
- On March 16, 1869, Magdalena Philippi died of complications of an abortion performed on her, evidently by a Dr. Gabriel Wolff. (blogspot.com)
World's women1
- As of 2018[update], 37% of the world's women had access to legal abortions without limits as to reason. (wikipedia.org)
Maternal mortality1
- 1 In the United States, the risk of maternal mortality is 14 times lower after induced abortion than after childbirth. (wikipedia.org)
Mifepristone2
- 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)
- Early medical abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol requires less provider involvement, is highly effective and can largely be managed by women themselves. (fiapac.org)
Deaths2
- 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)
Medically1
- In 14 cases (41 percent), hospital representatives provided unclear and/or incomplete answers about whether doctors require approval to perform a medically necessary abortion. (phr.org)
Pregnancies3
- Most abortions result from unintended pregnancies. (wikipedia.org)
- Very early medical abortion will be defined by termination of pregnancies before the date of expected menstruation. (fiapac.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)
Legality2
- Those who support the legality of abortion often argue that it is a woman's reproductive right. (wikipedia.org)
- The legality, prevalence, and cultural views on abortion vary substantially around the world. (ukessays.com)
Childbirth1
- 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)
18691
- By 1869, the Catholic Church declared abortion a sin punishable by excommunication. (medscape.com)
Contraceptive2
- 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)
Illegally1
- Sometimes after having an abortion done illegally that they make use of the contraceptives method. (ukessays.com)
Clinicians2
- In light of the extensive anti-abortion legal framework newly in place in the state, Oklahoma offers an important insight into the potential effects of near-total abortion bans on pregnant patients and the clinicians who care for them. (phr.org)
- surgical and medical abortion clinicians responded to individual-level surveys which included a 15-item validated stigma scale. (fiapac.org)
Surgical2
- 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)
Unclear2
- State laws on abortion provided exceptions for abortions performed for medical reasons, but when a therapeutic abortion was "indicated" was unclear. (cdlib.org)
- While bans such as Oklahoma's have already severely limited access to abortion medication or procedures, reproductive justice advocates have raised concerns that it is especially unclear what care remains accessible in practice in cases of obstetric emergencies. (phr.org)
Practices1
- Early Christians had varying practices regarding abortion. (medscape.com)
Taboo4
- 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)
Illegal3
- The Timanus and Keemer cases centered on the definition of a legal, "therapeutic" abortion versus an illegal, "criminal" abortion. (cdlib.org)
- The distinction between legal and illegal abortions had always been gray. (cdlib.org)
- Abortion is generally illegal in Mauritius under the Penal Code. (ukessays.com)
Evaluate2
- To evaluate the perception of the issue of abortion among young Mauritian women. (ukessays.com)
- 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)
Methods3
- 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)
Physicians6
- [ 86 ] Both physicians had practiced abortion in their cities undisturbed for years, Timanus for almost twenty-five years and Keemer for over ten. (cdlib.org)
- in the end, the definition of a therapeutic abortion narrowed to conform to hospital policy and the space in which physicians could legally perform abortions shrank. (cdlib.org)
- He practiced only in consultation with other physicians and induced abortions for reasons of mental health, an acceptable indication. (cdlib.org)
- Physicians are legally and ethically obligated to keep patients' medical information confidential, and may only break this confidentiality in specific scenarios (e.g., if the patient has a reportable disease or they pose a threat to themself or others). (amboss.com)
- Physicians do not have the authority to pronounce individuals legally incompetent. (amboss.com)
- Another new passage states that physicians must not "provide false, misleading, confusing, coercive, or incomplete information" about treatment options. (consciencelaws.org)
Medication1
- However, medication abortions that are self-managed are highly effective and safe throughout the first trimester. (wikipedia.org)
Refers1
- The unmodified word abortion generally refers to an induced abortion. (wikipedia.org)
Consequences1
- To assess their understanding on the causes and consequences of abortion among young women. (ukessays.com)
Contrast1
- In contrast to the state's construction of therapeutic abortion, the defense referred to the growing acceptance of psychiatric indications for therapeutic abortion. (cdlib.org)
Distinction1
- The next day, a bill was introduced in Albany to eliminate the quickening distinction in prosecuting abortion cases. (blogspot.com)
Medical4
- Arguments will be presented to reassure providers about the possibility to provide early medical abortion safely. (fiapac.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)
- Finally very early medical abortion will also be considered in this presentation on the basis of recent studies. (fiapac.org)
- Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. (medscape.com)
Fetus3
- 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)
Challenges1
- Despite the challenges of dealing with incomplete data, the animal data that are available warrant attention when assessing risk of dietary supplement ingredients. (nationalacademies.org)
Severe1
- the application can be considered in case of severe illness - if no therapeutic alternatives are available - or it exists as a founded perspective for achieving therapeutic success. (biomedcentral.com)
Ethical2
- 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)
Access4
- 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)
- The frequency of abortions is, however, similar whether or not access is restricted. (ukessays.com)
- Your support helps us advocate for national lawmakers to ensure access to abortion is protected in all U.S. states. (phr.org)
- [ 3 ] Access to abortion was particularly limited in rural communities and in the South and Midwest. (medscape.com)
Providers2
- 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)
Laws3
- Abortion laws and cultural or religious views of abortions are different around the world. (wikipedia.org)
- Before the 19th century, most US states had no specific abortion laws. (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)
Health5
- Others favor legal and accessible abortion as a public health measure. (wikipedia.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)
- Admitted to the health service with diagnosis of acute abdomen and induced abortion using antibiotic therapy. (bvsalud.org)
- The history of violence portrayed in this study reveals an attempt of abortion with self harm, revealing negative clinical repercussions and the health problems of the adolescent. (bvsalud.org)
- 3. The first two applicants principally complained under Article 8 about, inter alia, the prohibition of abortion for health and well-being reasons in Ireland and the third applicant's main complaint concerned the same Article and the alleged failure to implement the constitutional right to an abortion in Ireland in the case of a risk to the life of the woman. (echr.dk)
Perform2
- Along with Baird, Zupnick challenged the Massachusetts parental involvement law so that he could perform abortions on underage girls without informing or involving their parents. (blogspot.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)
Women5
- 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)
- 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)
- Abortion, even when provided by law in cases of sexual violence, continues to be practiced in an insecure way, since women who suffer violence are not reported or guarded by social, institutional or age vulnerability, as in adolescence. (bvsalud.org)
Hospital1
- Rosario Bermeo , age 30, died following abortion by Dr. Joseph B. Shapse at Prospect Hospital in New York June 14, 1983. (blogspot.com)
Cases3
- Their trials, however, were distinctly different from most abortion cases. (cdlib.org)
- Both could have been important test cases of the abortion law, perhaps comparable to the Bourne case in England. (cdlib.org)
- In the Keemer and Timanus cases, the lawyers for the state and defense each constructed their case to present competing definitions of legal abortion. (cdlib.org)
Person2
- Any person procuring an abortion or supplying the means to procure an abortion is subject to imprisonment for up to 10 years. (ukessays.com)
- This person has committed an abortion that does not fit into the abortion criteria provided by law. (bvsalud.org)
Times1
- Dr. Gerald Zupnick was sued multiple times for abortions he botched while working at for National Abortion Federation member Bill Baird. (blogspot.com)
Risk1
- 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)
Make1
- If an individual is determined legally incompetent, the court will assign a guardian to make decisions on their behalf. (amboss.com)
Patients1
- Among practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States, 97% encountered patients seeking abortions, whereas only 14% performed them. (medscape.com)
Worldwide1
- 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)
Introduction1
- It will give an introduction of abortion and will give and overview of what will the dissertation consist of. (ukessays.com)