A pro life demonstrator holds a model of a fetus as she protests outside an abortion clinic
Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo before it can survive outside the uterus. An abortion which occurs spontaneously is also known as a miscarriage. An abortion may be caused purposely and is then called an induced abortion, or less frequently, "induced miscarriage". The word abortion is often used to mean only induced abortions. A similar procedure after the fetus could potentially survive outside the womb is known as a "late termination of pregnancy". When allowed by local law, abortion in the developed world is one of the safest procedures in medicine.[2][3] Modern methods use medication or surgery for abortions. The drug mifepristone in combination with prostaglandin appears to be as safe and effective as surgery during the first and second trimester of control, such as the pill or intrauterine devices, can be used immediately following abortion.[5] When performed legally and safely, induced abortions do not increase the risk of long-term mental or physical problems. In contrast, unsafe abortions cause 47,000 deaths and 5 million hospital admissions each World Health Organization recommends safe and legal abortions be available to all women. Around 56 million abortions occur each year in the world, with a little under half done rates changed little between 2003 and 2008, before which they decreased for at least two decades as access to family planning and birth control of 2008, 40% of the world's women had access to legal abortions without limits as to reason. Countries that permit abortions have different limits on how late in pregnancy abortion is allowed. Since ancient times, abortions have been done using herbal medicines, sharp tools, with force, or through other traditional laws and cultural or religious views of abortions are different around the world. In some areas abortion is legal only
Size: 2749px × 4261px
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Photo credit: © Ken Hawkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: abort, abortion, arrest, babies, baby, bible, birth, choice, choose, christian, conception, constitution, control, court, demonstrator, fetal, fetus, god, hospital, infant, innocent, life, murder, parenthood, planned, police, pray, prayer, pregnancy, pregnant, pro, pro-life, protest, religion, religious, roe, rowe, supreme, unborn, wade, wing, woman, women
