Abortion: Pros and Cons
Abortion 1
Abortion: Pros and Cons Abortion means the termination of pregnancy before birth. Abortion results in the death of a fetus. Some abortions occur naturally because the mother has an injury or disorder that prevents her from carrying the pregnancy to the full nine months. Other pregnancies are terminated by choice, resulting in an abortion. Those pregnancies are induced, which is intentionally brought on, because a pregnancy is unwanted or is a risk to the mother’s health. Induced abortion is one of today’s most intense issues. Modern medical techniques have made induced abortions simpler and less dangerous. There are also preventions and ways not to get pregnant, so that abortion is not a choice that one has to make. At clinics where abortions are performed, the debate and confrontations sometimes become violent. In this essay, I will try to hit enough points to give a good view on abortion and the talk behind it. Abortion is a subject that is wide range and should be looked at in all aspects.
Procedures
There are many ways abortion can be performed. One popular way is the drug induced procedure. Drug induced abortions can be painful and dangerous. Mifeprostone, also known as RU-486, with a combination of misoprostal, given 48 hours later, causes the uterus to contract and expel the fetus. “There’s nothing new about the “new” “Morning After Pill,” (McGovern, 1999). As stated by McGovern (1999), doctors have given women fearing unwanted pregnancy concentrated birth control hormones within 72 hours of sex. RU-486 is not used as a preventive measure, only as a way out after the deed has been done. Another drug induced procedure is also a mixture of two different types of drugs. Misoprostal, with methotrexate, interferes with cell division and causes the uterus to contract and expel the fetus. Just like the first drug induced procedure, they both are used to cause the early termination of a pregnancy. These methods end
Abortion: Pros and Cons Abortion means the termination of pregnancy before birth. Abortion results in the death of a fetus. Some abortions occur naturally because the mother has an injury or disorder that prevents her from carrying the pregnancy to the full nine months. Other pregnancies are terminated by choice, resulting in an abortion. Those pregnancies are induced, which is intentionally brought on, because a pregnancy is unwanted or is a risk to the mother’s health. Induced abortion is one of today’s most intense issues. Modern medical techniques have made induced abortions simpler and less dangerous. There are also preventions and ways not to get pregnant, so that abortion is not a choice that one has to make. At clinics where abortions are performed, the debate and confrontations sometimes become violent. In this essay, I will try to hit enough points to give a good view on abortion and the talk behind it. Abortion is a subject that is wide range and should be looked at in all aspects.
Procedures
There are many ways abortion can be performed. One popular way is the drug induced procedure. Drug induced abortions can be painful and dangerous. Mifeprostone, also known as RU-486, with a combination of misoprostal, given 48 hours later, causes the uterus to contract and expel the fetus. “There’s nothing new about the “new” “Morning After Pill,” (McGovern, 1999). As stated by McGovern (1999), doctors have given women fearing unwanted pregnancy concentrated birth control hormones within 72 hours of sex. RU-486 is not used as a preventive measure, only as a way out after the deed has been done. Another drug induced procedure is also a mixture of two different types of drugs. Misoprostal, with methotrexate, interferes with cell division and causes the uterus to contract and expel the fetus. Just like the first drug induced procedure, they both are used to cause the early termination of a pregnancy. These methods end
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