# Abortion

abortion

cause of death, medical procedure type| Subclass of | pregnancy with abortive outcome, feticide, renunciation, medical procedure  |
| Health specialty | obstetrics  |
| Connects with | right to life  |
| Main regulatory text | Strafgesetzbuch, Criminal Code of Russia, Legge 22 maggio 1978, n. 194, Criminal Code of Belarus  |
| Get characteristic | controversy  |
| Practiced by | abortion provider  |
| Related category | Category:Songs about abortion  |
| ICPC 2 ID | W83  |

**Abortion** be de termination of a pregnancy by removal anaa expulsion of an embryo anaa fetus. De unmodified word *abortion* generally dey refer to induced abortion, anaa deliberate actions to end a pregnancy. Abortion wey dey occur widout intervention be known as spontaneous abortion anaa "miscarriage", den dey occur in roughly 30–40% of all pregnancies. Common reasons for inducing an abortion be birth-timing den limiting family size. Oda reasons dey include maternal health, an inability to afford a kiddie, domestic violence, lack of support, feelings of being too young, wishing make dem plete an education anaa advance a career, den no be able, anaa willing, to raise a kiddie dem conceive as a result of rape anaa incest.

Wen dem do am legally insyd industrialized societies, induced abortion be one of de safest procedures insyd medicine. Modern methods dey use medication anaa surgery for abortions. De drug mifepristone (aka RU-486) in combination plus prostaglandin dey appear to be as safe den effective as surgery during de first den second trimesters of pregnancy. Self-managed medication abortion be highly effective den safe thru out de first trimester.

Dem dey perform around 73 million abortions each year insyd de world, plus dem dey do about 45% unsafely. Na abortion rates change little between 2003 den 2008, before wich dem decrease for at least two decades as access to family planning den birth control increased. As of 2018, na 37% of de world ein women get access to legal abortions widout limits as to reason. Countries wey permit abortions get different limits on how late in pregnancy abortion be allowed. Abortion rates be similar between countries wey restrict abortion den countries wey broadly allow am, though dis be partly secof countries wich restrict abortion tend to get higher unintended pregnancy rates.

Since 1973, na der be a global trend towards greater legal access to abortion, buh der remain debate plus regard to moral, religious, ethical, den legal issues. Those wey oppose abortion often dey argue say an embryo anaa fetus be a person plus a right to life, den thus equate abortion plus murder. Those wey support abortion ein legality often dey argue say e be a woman ein reproductive right. Odas favor legal den accessible abortion as a public health measure. Abortion laws den views of de procedure be different around de world. Insyd sam countries abortion be legal den women get right to make de choice about abortion. Insyd sam areas, abortion be legal per insyd specific cases such as rape, incest, fetal defects, poverty, den risk to a woman ein health. Historically, na dem attempt abortions dey use herbal medicines, sharp tools, forceful massage, anaa oda traditional methods.

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* WHO fact sheet on abortion
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* First-trimester abortion in women with medical conditions. US Department of Health and Human Services