Induced abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy to prevent the fetus or fetus from surviving. The past few decades have seen significant changes in society’s attitude towards selective abortion. The need for abortion is accepted by many people under certain circumstances, but political and medical attitudes about induced abortion lag far behind changing philosophies. Some religious concepts do not change, resulting in personal, medical, and political conflicts.
Nearly one-third of the world's population lives in countries with compulsory abortion laws. One-third live in countries with moderately compulsory abortion laws, which means that unwanted pregnancies cannot be concluded as a proper or personal decision, but only on broadly defined medical, psychological and sociological references. Can. The rest will be allowed only if she lives in countries where abortion is illegal or is allowed to continue the pregnancy if there is a serious risk to her life or health.
One in every 4 pregnancies in the world is eliminated by induced abortion, which is probably the most common method of fertility restriction. In the US, the number of criminal miscarriages before the procedure was legalized was estimated at 0.25–1.25 million per year. The number of legal abortions now taking place in this country is estimated at 1 abortion for every 4 live births. In 1997, there were 1.33 million miscarriages compared to 3.88 million live births.
Legal aspects of induced abortion in the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 1973 that (1) compulsory abortion laws in the US were illegal, primarily because they violated a person's right to privacy and (2) a woman's abortion could not be denied before. Done. 3 months, gestation. The court ruled that after 3 months, a state "regulates the abortion process appropriate to the mother's health" and that the state can conceive after the fetus has reached the feasibility stage (approximately 24 weeks). The right to cancel may be denied. Except when the mother is in need of life or health care. However, there is much opposition from various "right to life" groups and religious groups. Despite this opposition, more than 1 million policies are still administered annually in the United States, one-third of which are performed on adolescent women. It *** dramatically emphasizes the inefficiency of education and the need for greater availability of appropriate contraceptive methods to prevent the wastage of such pregnancies.
Evaluation of patients requesting induced abortion
Patients state various reasons for requesting an abortion. Since in some cases the request is made under the pressure of the woman's parents or in-laws, husband or colleagues, every effort should be made to make the patient want an abortion for his own reasons. In addition, she should make sure that she is free to choose other methods to solve the problem of unplanned pregnancy, e.g., adoption or single-parent parenting.
Although most abortions are performed as selective procedures, i.e., for social or economic reasons as opposed to medical reasons, some women still request such services for medical or surgical indications. For example, for women with certain medical conditions, Other indications include pregnancy **** or pregnancy with a fetus affected by a major disorder, e.g., trisomy 13. In any case, the final decision rests with the pregnant woman.
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