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Source: Wikia. Pages: 124. Chapters: Abortion, Abuse of power, Accountability, Altruism, Anger, Assisted suicide, Belief, Blame, Body, Consensus, Cruelty, Dissent, Duty, Egoism, Euthanasia, Evil, Forgiveness, Goodness and value theory, Greed, Greed, Guilt, Hate, Hierarchy of oppression, Honesty, Human condition, Ideal, Inalienable rights, Integrity, Introduction to religion, Jealousy, Labour, Lying, Meaning of life, Obligation, Oppression, Peace, Persecution, Personal values, Privacy, Punishment, Racialism, Racism, Reality, Revenge, Risks, Safety, Seven Deadly Sins, Seven virtues, Social evolutionism, Sociocultural evolution, Suppression of dissent, Temptation, Trust, Truth, Values, Will, Wisdom. Excerpt: Abortion lawHistory of abortionMethods of abortion Template: Abortion by country sidebarAn abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of a fetus/embryo from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced, in humans and other species. In the context of human pregnancies, an abortion induced to preserve the health of the pregnant female is termed a therapeutic abortion, while an abortion induced for any other reason is termed an elective abortion. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy, while spontaneous abortions are usually termed miscarriages. Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various methods including herbal abortifacients, the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma and other traditional methods. Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality, prevalence, and cultural views on abortion vary substantially around the world. In many parts of the world there is prominent and divisive public controversy over the ethical and legal issues of abortion. Abortion and abortion-related issues feature prominently in the national politics...
