Abortion
Abortion is the expulsion of the fetus or embryo from the uterus which causes its death. Abortion can be deliberate or due to some clinical complications related to pregnancy. The term abortion includes both natural miscarriages as well as artificially induced abortions.
What are the different types of abortions?
Abortions can be of many types such as: -
Health risks associated with abortion: -
There is a lot of health problems associated with abortions for both spontaneous as well as surgical ones. In case of surgical abortions the woman can suffer from a perforated uterus or perforated bladder, complete sterility, septic shock and even death. The health risks related to abortion depends on the stage of pregnancy when the abortion is performed. Higher the embryonic stage, greater would be the risks associated with it. In addition to this health risks due to abortion also depends on the surgical skill and experience of the surgeon who is performing the operation. It is extremely important that the person visits a gynecologist who is expert in performing surgical abortions in order to prevent health hazards associated with abortions.
ABORTION NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Side effects not always due to swine flu shot
(AP) - Side effects not always due to swine flu shot
(AP) - Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and
Child
(HealthDay) - Mom’s antidepressants tied to child health risks
(Reuters) - Mom’s antidepressants tied to child health risks
(Reuters) - Mom’s antidepressants tied to child health risks
(Reuters) - Mom’s antidepressants tied to child health risks
(Reuters) - Mom’s antidepressants tied to child health risks
(Reuters) - Mom’s antidepressants tied to child health risks
(Reuters) - Uruguay Congress allows early abortions, veto looms
(Reuters) - Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk
(Reuters) - Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk
(Reuters) - Home abortion drug use effective, safe for most
(Reuters) - Home abortion drug use effective, safe for most
(Reuters) - Doctor’s Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
(HealthDay) - Doctor’s Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
(HealthDay) - Doctor’s Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
(HealthDay) - Doctor’s Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
(HealthDay) - Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
(HealthDay) - Abortion not seen linked with depression
(Reuters) - Abortion looms as possible block to health bill
(AP) - Spain’s drops controversial abortion measure
(AFP) - Spain’s drops controversial abortion measure
(AFP) - Octapharma USA Announces FDA Approval of Wilate – the First Replacement Therapy Developed Specifically for von Willebrand Disease
- Octapharma USA Announces FDA Approval of Wilate – the First Replacement Therapy Developed Specifically for von Willebrand Disease
- McCain Expected To Name Running Mate Friday; Poll Shows Choice Of Abortion-Rights Supporter Would Be Risky
- Mexico Supreme Court Expected To Rule Mexico City’s Abortion Rights Law Constitutional
- Republican Party Expected To Maintain Call For Constitutional Ban On Abortion In Platform
- Some Experts Concerned That Women Still Are Undergoing Clandestine Abortions, ABC News Reports
- HHS Releases Proposed Rule On Conscientious Objections That Would Protect Providers Who Refuse To Perform Abortions
- Mums ‘accept natural birth risks’
- McCain Unlikely To Choose Abortion-Rights Supporter As Running Mate, Advisers Say
- HHS Backs Protections For Anti-Abortion Doctors
- HHS Backs Abortion Protections For Doctors
- ‘Narrative’ Of Presidential Candidates On Abortion Issues Changing, Washington Post Reports
- U.S. regulation stops short of defining abortion
- AP/Boston Globe Examines Abortion Rights Positions Of New Hampshire Gubernatorial Candidates
- Blogs Comment On McCain’s Abortion Stance, Dem Plank, Report On Abortion’s Mental Health Impact, Ballot Measures
- N.H. Must Reimburse Planned Parenthood For Legal Costs In Suit Over Abortion-Related Law, Federal Judge Rules
- Statement Of APA President Nada Stotland, M.D. On Abortion And Mental Health
- Experts Say Single Abortion Not A Risk To Women’s Mental Health
- Innovations In Stroke Prevention: An Update In Carotid Stenting
- No Evidence That Single Abortion Causes Significant Mental Conditions, APA Task Force Report Says
- Infant Cardiac Death Heart Transplants Stir Ethical And Legal Debate
- Elders’ Sex Problems: Not Just Aging
- Abortion Rights Debate ‘Shifting’ To Procedure’s Possible Mental Effects, Wall Street Journal Reports
- One abortion no threat to mental health: group
- Opinion Piece Calls For Comprehensive Policies To Reduce Abortion Rates, Improve Health Among Black Women
- National Briefing | Science and Health: Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Illness, Panel Says
- Draft Dem. Platform ‘Unequivocally’ Supports Abortion Rights, Supports Policies To Reduce Unintended Pregnancies