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What Are Some Methods Of Abortion?
from:Generally speaking, there are three major methods of abortion: Spontaneous, Induced, and Herbal. In addition, you can also consider self-inflicted abortion as a method, but as this is not popular and not necessary in modern times, I do not consider it as one of the major methods of abortion. Self-inflicted abortion is often done with a sharp object, often a coat hanger, which is inserted by the expectant mother into her own cervix. This is extremely dangerous, not reliable and sometimes even deadly.
Herbal abortion is the oldest of the methods of abortion. Like self-inflicted abortion, Herbal abortion is not very safe, and often does not produce any effect other than a very sick pregnant woman. Many different herbs have been used over the hundreds of years people have been using this method of abortion, including tansy, pennyroyal, black cohosh, silphium – which is now extinct – birthwort, and even herbs that modern people use daily: dill, marjoram, thyme, parsley, lavender, and juniper. These herbs are referred to as “abortifacient”, which means simply that they can cause abortion.
The most commonly known and used methods of abortion are surgical. Early-term abortions can be performed by one of three surgical procedures: Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), Electric Vacuum Aspiration (EVA), and Dilation and Curettage (D&C). MVA uses a syringe to suction out the tissue; EVA uses an electric pump to suction the tissue out. D&C uses a sharp curette to clean the walls of the uterus once the cervix has been opened. Later-stage methods of abortion are Dilation and Evacuation (D&E), Hysterectomy Abortion, and the controversial Intact Dilation and Extraction (IDX), or Partial Birth Abortion. D&E is performed opening the cervix and cleaning out the uterus with instruments and suction. A Hysterectomy Abortion is essentially a cesarean section that terminates a pregnancy. IDX involves dilating the cervix, using forceps to grasp and turn the fetus into breech position, and then withdraw the fetus until just the head is left inside the cervix. The head is then collapsed by suctioning the brain matter out of the skull through a small incision made at the base of the skull. This method of abortion is currently banned under the Partial Birth Abortion Ban law that was passed by Congress and signed into effect by President George W Bush in 2003. The US Supreme Court is currently examining the legal validity of this law because it does not provide for cases where the health of the mother is in jeopardy.
Chemical methods of abortion are done by a combination of drugs that effectively terminate the pregnancy. Methotrexate or mifepristone is used, and is followed by one of two types of prostaglandin. The type used depends on where the procedure is taking place. In the US, misoprostol is commonly used; in the UK and in Sweden, gemeprost is used.
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The Importance of Choice - Huffington Post
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Plans for home altered - Branson Tri-Lakes news
Plans for home altered Branson Tri-Lakes news Lori's House, a ministry aimed at preventing abortions by providing housing to young, unwed mothers, received some opposition from neighbors, said Char Graham, spokeswoman for Morningside Church in Blue Eye. The neighboring property owners organized a ... |
Upper East Records More Cases of Unsafe Abortions - AllAfrica.com
Upper East Records More Cases of Unsafe Abortions AllAfrica.com By William N-Lanjerborr Jalulah, 21 May 2012 The increasing cases of unsafe abortions have become a major concern to authorities at the Regional Hospital, Bolgatanga, which is the referral hospital for the entire Upper East Region. |
Q&A With Todd Stave, Voice of Choice Founder - Patch.com
Q&A With Todd Stave, Voice of Choice Founder Patch.com Under Stave's Voice of Choice initiative, volunteers call the homes of abortion opponents at their homes. The 44-year-old businessman said the initial list of numbers, about 30, comprised people who called his home urging him to stop leasing to Carhart ... |
State wants crime branch to probe woman's abortion death - Times of India
 Daily Mail | State wants crime branch to probe woman's abortion death Times of India ... branch to probe an abortion-related death in Beed district on May 18. "Public health minister Suresh Shetty has asked for a letter to be written to the home department seeking its help in probing the Beed case," said a health department official. Beed female foeticide case: CID probe ordered Posted On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 08:51:56 AM Female foetuses in Beed fed to dogs to hide evidence |
Mitt Romney raising money at home of 'morning-after pill' exec - Christian Science Monitor
 WTHI | Mitt Romney raising money at home of 'morning-after pill' exec Christian Science Monitor But one event Wednesday evening has caught the attention of activists on both sides of the abortion debate: a $50000-a-plate dinner at the Miami home of a pharmaceutical executive whose company makes a kind of “morning-after pill. Robert Gillette: We need to pay closer attention to the House GOP agenda |