Amen!!! This has been a problem for over 5 years, and most recently I suggested this be changed here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Abortion/Archive_41#Misuse_of_the_words_.22elective.22_and_.22therapeutic.22_2 but to no avail. Thanks for taking this seriously. In the developed world, almost all abortions are elective (meaning they are non-emergency procedures that are not medically necessary).