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Abortion
An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. The procedure is done by a licensed physician or someone acting under the supervision of a licensed physician.
The decision to end a pregnancy is very personal. If you are thinking of having an abortion, most healthcare providers advise counseling.
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Overviews
- Abortion in the U.S.(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - Links to PDF
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Ending Your Pregnancy(American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in Spanish
- Induced Abortion(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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Specific Conditions
- Manual Vacuum Aspiration(Reproductive Health Technologies Project)
- Medical Abortion Procedures(American Pregnancy Association)
- Surgical Abortion Procedures(American Pregnancy Association)
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Related Issues
- Abortions: Does It Affect Subsequent Pregnancies?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Can Having an Abortion Cause or Contribute to Breast Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
- Mifepristone (RU 486) Information(Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
- Unplanned Pregnancy: My Three Choices(American Pregnancy Association)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Abortion, Therapeutic
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Abortion, Therapeutic
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Must we have full moral status throughout our existence? A...
- Article: The contribution of late termination of pregnancy to stillbirth rates...
- Article: Exotic abortifacients and lost knowledge.
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Law and Policy
- Abortion Policy and Politics(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - Links to PDF
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Statistics
- Abortion Surveillance - United States, 2003(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Estimated Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1990-2000: An Update(National Center for Health Statistics) - Links to PDF
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