abortionDefinition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, searchFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo, resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced, in humans and other species. In the context of human pregnancies, an abortion induced to preserve the health of the gravida (pregnant female) is termed a therapeutic abortion, while an abortion induced for any other reason is termed an elective abortion. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy, while spontaneous abortions are usually termed miscarriages. Worldwide 42 million abortions are estimated to take place annually with 22 million of these occurring safely and 20 million unsafely. While maternal mortality seldom results from safe abortions, unsafe abortions result in 70,000 deaths and 5 million disabilities per year. One of the main determinants of the availability of safe abortions is the legality of the procedure. Forty percent of the world's women are able to access therapeutic and elective abortions within gestational limits. The frequency of abortions is, however, similar whether or not access is restricted. 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. Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality, prevalence, and cultural views on abortion vary substantially around the world. In many parts of the world there is prominent and divisive public controversy over the ethical and legal issues of abortion. 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). Incidence of abortion has declined worldwide, as access to family planning education and contraceptive services has increased. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License If abortion is made Illegal, what should happen to women who then have abortions? Q. Should they also be put to death or given life in prison? If you believe that abortion is murder, then how can they be punished any differently than how society punished murderers now? If you don't punish them at all, then why even make it illegal? Asked by GobleyGook - Wed Nov 19 22:30:49 2008 - - 19 Answers - 7 Comments A. First of all, abortion should not be made illegal for many reasons, but pertaining to your question, you are correctly assuming that women will find a way to have abortions. These abortions may be done by back ally butchers with coat hangers, like they were in the past. If this happens, we needn't worry about punishing these women, they will probably die from infection or complication from the procedure. Answered by Laura - Wed Nov 19 22:56:47 2008 Is abortion a important topic to you when voting for president? Q. I take into consideration many things when voting. Especially my beliefs, morals and financial state. If it questions my morals, it puts me into check. I can make a better decision. Obama is for abortion, apparently 3rd trimester??? From what I understand. I am Catholic and highly against it. I voted for McCain due to that factor. What do you think? Asked by Figuringitout - Tue Nov 4 15:33:56 2008 - - 23 Answers - 3 Comments A. I think the President doesn't have as much say in the matter as people think, but I do believe in personal freedom, and that is a sort of touchstone issue. If you don't believe in abortion, don't have one. Answered by ablex - Tue Nov 4 15:39:58 2008 Why is abortion important in the american governmental process?
Q. Why is abortion tied to politics? Who is on each side of the argument? Asked by lasandra - Fri Nov 20 22:31:32 2009 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments A. America 101 was so close to the right answer. Abortion is not important, at all on the federal level There were nine men who decided the issue, the Supreme Court of the United States. They ended the political debate that was happening in every state as they wrestled with the issue. It should be a states issue, as it is not expressly granted to the Federal government. The basic point is that in a free society, you should have the choice to choose. Social liberals support the right of the mother to choose to terminate her baby. Social conservatives support the right of the baby to choose to not be terminated by it's mother. Answered by SammyCal - Sat Nov 21 01:24:36 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "abortion" AbortionFrom Wikiquote Jump to: navigation, searchQuotes on Abortion are listed in alphabetical order (according to the name of the speaker). Table of contents Sourced A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Unsourced Slogans and unattributed quotesSourcedFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  stltoday.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:15:20 GMT+00:00 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Louisiana officials suspend abortion clinic's license Louisiana health officials suspended the license of an abortion clinic in Shreveport on Friday, ...  politics.usnews.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:36:54 GMT+00:00 U.S. News & World Report (blog) But I and others like me have just as much right to proclaim her tacky and wrong-headed in using the occasion to speak out against gay and abortion rights. ... Black Abortion Advocates Attack Alveda King, Say Martin Luther King Not Pro-Life LifeNews.com Dr. Alveda King: 'Coretta Scott King Knew That Her Husband Was Pro-Life' CNSNews Alveda King attacked by abortion advocates eWorld Post (blog) ABC News - AlterNet (blog) - Salon  washingtonpost.com Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:09:48 GMT+00:00 providers Washington Post 25 editorial "Safe and legal" disputed the common-sense idea that abortion facilities in Virginia should be held to the same standard as other outpatient ... From Google News Search: "abortion"  bibleprobe.com 384px x 512px | 26.10kB [source page] Here are a couple of babies killed by saline  godblesstheworld.us 1056px x 816px | 517.60kB [source page] LETTERS The following letters are a small sampling of Scott Diehl s writing over the past 25 years 1979 Abortion Abortion 2 From Yahoo Image Search: "abortion"  conservatives4palin.com Ian Lazaran Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:19:00 GM I remain constantly infuriated at the number of pieces written about Sarah Palin that compel feminist/womanist women to come to her defense, or, at minimum, point out the absurdity of the coverage. Pro-. abortion. radical Monika Bauerlein ... From Google Blog Search: "abortion"  youtube.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:45:19 PDT www.PriestsForLife.org Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, continues his reflections on praying to end abortion. In this ... youtube.com.  youtube.com Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:44:25 PDT youtube.com.  video.google.com Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:11:26 PDT Anti-Choice protesters are asked if abortion should be illegal, and then if women obtaining them should be prosecuted. ... video.google.com. From Google Video Search: "abortion" |
