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2. Medical abortion - Wikipedia

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   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 ]

3. Definitions of abortion - Wikipedia

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   "[Abortion] is commonly misunderstood outside medical circles. In general terms, the word 'abortion' simply means the failure of something to reach fulfilment or maturity. Medically, abortion means loss of the fetus, for any reason, before it is able to survive outside the womb.

4. Abortion - Wikipedia

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   When an abortion is performed for medical reasons, the procedure is referred to as a therapeutic abortion. 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 ...

5. What is a medication, or medical, abortion? 5 questions ... - AOL

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   The mifepristone pill is one option for medication abortion that can be purchased online and used at home. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty ImagesWith the Supreme Court allowing states to ban ...

6. 6 facts about abortion that everyone should know - AOL

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   2) Medical abortions are the most common type of abortion. Medical abortions currently account for more than half of all abortions performed in the U.S., surpassing surgery for the first time ...

7. Here's what you need to know about medical abortion pills - AOL

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   Henkel notes, however, that medical abortion carries a risk of heavy bleeding that may require a procedure to stop the bleeding or even a blood transfusion. “There is a risk of pregnancy tissue ...

8. Abortion in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The abortion debate most commonly relates to the induced abortion of a pregnancy, which is also how the term "abortion" is used in a legal sense. [nb 1] The terms "elective abortion" and "voluntary abortion" refer to the interruption of pregnancy, before viability, at the request of the woman but not for medical reasons. [35]

9. Vacuum aspiration - Wikipedia

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   Single-use double-valve manual vacuum aspirator. Vacuum or suction aspiration is a procedure that uses a vacuum source to remove an embryo or fetus through the cervix.The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage) or retained fetal and placental tissue, or to obtain a sample of uterine lining ...