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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]
This is a shortened version of the eleventh chapter of the ICD-9: Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium. It covers ICD codes 630 to 679. The full chapter can be found on pages 355 to 378 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.
Before the 1980s, health professionals used the phrase spontaneous abortion for a miscarriage and induced abortion for a termination of the pregnancy. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] By the 1940s, the popular assumption that an abortion was an intentional and immoral or criminal action was sufficiently ingrained that pregnancy books had to explain that abortion ...
Democrats, who believe abortion led to strong outings in the 2020 and 2022 elections, are now showcasing the dangers of miscarriages as another reason to support abortion rights — and Democrats.
Post-abortion care (PAC) is treatment and counseling for post-abortion women. It includes curative care, such as treating abortion complications, as well as preventative care, such as providing birth control to prevent future unwanted pregnancies. [1] Post-abortion care reduces morbidity and mortality associated with abortion. [2]
The researchers found that 29.3% of women didn't have access to a facility that was within a 60-minute drive, and 23.6% couldn't even get to a facility within a 90-minute drive.
In the US, in 2009, the typical price charged for a medical abortion up to nine weeks' gestation was US$490, four percent higher than the $470 typical price charged for a surgical abortion at ten weeks' gestation. [165] In the US, in 2008, 57% of women who had abortions paid for them out of pocket. [166]
The Justice Department originally brought the case against Idaho, arguing the state’s abortion law is in conflict with the 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, known as EMTALA.