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Induced abortion

Aborto induzido

Category

Definition

Induced abortion (also referred to as Artificial termination of pregnancy) is a complete expulsion or extraction from a woman of an embryo or a fetus (irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy), following a deliberate interruption of an ongoing pregnancy by medical or surgical means, which is not intended to result in a live birth. Induced abortions are distinct from cases of spontaneous abortion and stillbirth.

Inclusions

  • therapeutic abortion

Index Terms

Induced abortionmedical abortionabortion induced for legal indicationsabortion induced for medical indicationslegal termination of pregnancylegally induced abortionlegal abortionIllegal abortionNonmedical induced abortiontherapeutic abortiontherapeutic termination of pregnancyabortion induced for psychiatric indicationsartificial termination of pregnancyAPLA - [abortus provocatus lege artis]

Subcategories (10)