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Abortion

An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. The procedure is done by a licensed physician or someone acting under the supervision of a licensed physician.

The decision to end a pregnancy is very personal. If you are thinking of having an abortion, most healthcare providers advise counseling.

Abortion on Wikipedia

'''Abortion''' is the termination of a pregnancy associated with the death and expulsion of the embryo or fetus from the womb. In medicine, all terminations of pregnancy not resulting in live birth are defined as abortions. In common parlance, the terms miscarriage or stillbirth are applied to spontaneous (non-induced) abortions. The ethics and morality of induced abortion has become the subject of an intense debate, especially in the United States. This article focuses on induced abortions.

Abortion definitions

* ''Spontaneous abortion'': An abortion due to accidental trauma or natural causes. Also known as a stillbirth or miscarriage. * ''Induced abortion'': Deliberate (human induced) abortion. Induced abortions are subcatagorized into therapeutic abortion and elective abortion. :* ''Therapeutic abortion'': An abortion requested because the pregnancy poses health risk to the pregnant woman (gravida). :* ''Elective abortion'': An abortion requested for any other reason by the gravida.

Reasons for induced abortions

Women have many reasons to seek an abortion. Some use it as a form of birth control, others seek an abortion because they are victims of rape and still others because of their physical health. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, there were 1.31 million abortions in the US in 2000, and cases of rape or incest accounted for 1.0% of abortions in 2000. Women from 27 nations reported the following reasons for seeking an induced abortion: *25.5% – Want to postpone childbearing *21.3% – Cannot afford a baby *14.1% – Has relationship problem or partner does not want pregnancy *12.2% – Too young; parent(s) or other(s) object to pregnancy *10.8% – Having a child will disrupt education or job *  7.9% – Want no (more) children *  3.3% – Risk to fetal health *  2.8% – Risk to maternal health *  2.1% ...   [ Read More ]

External Resources

Apocalypse Cartoons - Features Father Tucker, Fear and Loathing, Grandma's Independence Day and The Living Abortion. Offers sketches, episodes, about and downloads.

Cletus the Fetus - Featuring cartoons about a talking fetus who escaped from an abortion clinic. Offers episodes, bios and downloads.

Day Glo Abortions - Purveyors of putrid punk perversions.

Aborted Life - EBM interviews, reviews, playlists and links.

Coathanger Abortion - Chattanooga, Tennessee death metal band. Biography, shows, audio and pictures.

Pitchfork Abortion - Death metal hybrid band. Lyrics, biography, discography, audio and links.

Dayglo Abortions, The - Purveyors of putrid punk perversions, the infamous Canadian band.

Shot Spots - Punk Rock Trooper Tribute Album - DOA, SNFU, Dayglo Abortion, Facepuller, Real McKenzies, Teenage Head plus others perform Trooper covers on this CD. Site features scenes from the CD release show in Vancouver.

Rock For Life - Rock concerts in Sterling, Illinois aimed at informing youths about issues. Site includes upcoming show dates, photographs, and information about abortion.

About The Cider House Rules Author/Screenwriter - [Planned Parenthood] Press release about the novel and its relation to the abortion issue.

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