Abortion: is abortion the right choice?

• An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death.
• Abortion dates back to ancient times in various cultures.
◦ Application of abdominal pressure
◦ Use of mercury etc…
History
• Abortion laws go far back through various eras.
◦ Early law permitted abortion until the initial motion of the fetus could be felt
◦ 18th – 19th century doctors, clerics and social reformers  banning abortions
◦ 20th century women rights groups, doctors and social reformers  legalized abortion
◦ Today legal in most western countries, still challenged by pro-life groups.
Forms of Abortion
• Spontaneous (miscarriage)
◦ The expulsion of embryo or fetus due to trauma or natural causes (incorrect replication of chromosomes, environmental factors)
Forms of Abortion
• Induced
◦ Depends of the age of the embryo or fetus, legality, regional availability, doctor- patient preference.
◦ Done by
▪ Surgical: first 12 weeks, (suction- aspiration/vacuum abortion
▪ Medical: first trimester of pregnancy (by use of drugs: methotrexate, mifepristone)
Forms of Abortion
◦ Therapeutic:
▪ To save life of the woman
▪ Preserve woman physical/mental health
▪ End pregnancy if the child would be physicaly or mentaly disabled
▪ Lessen health risk due to multiple pregnancy
• -- Otherwise its called elective
Reasons for Abortion
• Financial difficulties to raise the
• baby;
• Difficulties regarding the woman’s
• or couple’s career/ profession;
• Not in a stable relationship/married;
• “teenage mum”;
• Chance of genetic disorders;
• Rape
• A limited number of children allowed
Laws on Abortion
• First to legalize: former Soviet Union (1920) and Iceland (1935)
• Most have legalized in case of rape or a potential risk on the woman’s life
• Some debate in order to
• ban abortion
For/Against
• Secular world view - Pro-Choice: women's right to control her own life...

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