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A termination for medical reasons (TFMR) is an induced abortion motivated by medical indications involving the fetus or mother. [1] In some countries, health risks are the only basis for obtaining a legal abortion. [2] Prenatal screening can allow early diagnosis, and abortion if desired or necessary. [3]
The CDC or Guttmacher estimates do not account for medical abortions outside a clinic. [1] Some analysts have estimated that the cumulative number of abortions in the United States may have reached a hundred million [2] and that up to two million abortions occur annually. [3]
Abortion statistics are commonly presented as the number of abortions, the abortion rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44), and the abortion ratio. The Guttmacher Institute defines the abortion ratio as the number of abortions per 100 pregnancies ending in an abortion or a live birth, excluding miscarriages, [ 1 ] and the ...
Villegas, who contributes to the TODAY Parenting Team, recalls feeling blindsided when she had to sign paperwork for a "medical abortion" prior to her induction. Termination for medical reasons ...
Medical reasons for therapeutic abortion include saving the life of the pregnant woman, preventing harm to the woman's physical or mental health, preventing the birth of a child who will have a significantly increased chance of mortality or morbidity, and reducing the number of fetuses to lessen health risks associated with multiple pregnancy.
Late termination of pregnancy, also referred to politically as third trimester abortion, [2] describes the termination of pregnancy by inducing labor during a late stage of gestation. [3] In this context, late is not precisely defined, and different medical publications use varying gestational age thresholds. [ 3 ]
A medical abortion, also known as medication abortion or non-surgical abortion, occurs when drugs are used to bring about an abortion. Medical abortions are an alternative to surgical abortions such as vacuum aspiration or dilation and curettage. [6] Medical abortions are more common than surgical abortions in most places around the world.
The number of abortions has been relatively stable in the 21st century, around 28,000 per year. [8] As of 2010 [update] , the abortion rate was 9.7 abortions per 1000 women aged 15–44 years (0.97%), one of the lowest in the world.