What is Abortion?
What is an abortion? An abortion is the termination or ending of a pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. 1
There are three broad categories for defining what is an abortion:
- Induced Abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy before it is possible for the fetus to survive outside the uterus. 2
- Therapeutic Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy in order to safeguard the life and health of the mother. 3
- Spontaneous Abortion, commonly called miscarriage, is a naturally occurring loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation. After 20 weeks, loss of a pregnancy is considered pre-term delivery. 4
The word abortion is most commonly used in reference to an induced abortion.
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More Information about Abortion
- What is Abortion
- The Abortion Pill – First Trimester, before 7 weeks
- First Trimester Surgical Abortion – 6 to 12 weeks
- Second Trimester Surgical Abortion – 13 weeks to point of viability
- Abortion Costs
- After Abortion Care
- IL Abortion Law
References
- Abortion Medical Definition | Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/abortion ↩
- Induced Abortion – definition of induced abortion by Medical dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/induced+abortion ↩
- Therapeutic Abortion Medical Definition | Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/therapeutic%20abortion ↩
- spontaneous abortion – definition of spontaneous abortion by Medical dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/spontaneous+abortion ↩
