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What is Abortion?
Abortion is defined as "A termination of a pregnancy before birth, resulting in, or accompanied by, the death of the foetus." The term ‘abortion’ can be defined in two categories. ... This type of spontaneous abortion is more commonly known as miscarriage. The other type is induced abortion, which is an abortion intentionally brought on, because a pregnancy is unwanted (or poses a threat to the mothers health). Induced abortion is the subject of this investigation.
Methods of Abortion
There are many different ways in which an abortion may be performed. ... It is important to understand that no method of abortion is neither 100% safe or successful.
Surgical Abortions:
The dilation of the uterus is required in surgical methods of abortion. ...
· Suction Aspiration: This is the most common method of abortion in the first trimester, counting for 98% of all abortions in the US. ... However the most frequent post-abortion complications can occur with the application of this method. ... Because of the brutal manner in which the D&E method of abortion is applied, there is a real possibility for fragments of the crushed skull to puncture the cervix, causing high blood loss. ... With the use of the hysterotomy, the risk to the mother’s health is greater than any other abortion method. ...
· Partial Birth Abortion:
Illustration of the partial birth abortion.
Using a combination of many surgical abortion methods, partial birth abortion is performed during the late second or third trimester of pregnancy. ...
Studies show that most women who have an abortion do not suffer and related psychological or emotional problems. ...
Although abortion has been proven to be safer than actual childbirth, many people do not realise that it can be a very dangerous procedure. While abortion techniques are improving, there is still a high possibility of negative side-effects. As abortion is an unnatural process which interrupts one of the female body’s primary functions, the body naturally resists the abortion, with the potential of causing physical and emotional problems.
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