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CHAPTER 15Induced Abortion

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FIGURE 15-1 NUMBER OF ABORTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE YEARS 1973–2000. NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF ABORTIONS HAS DECLINED IN RECENT YEARS

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FIGURE 15-2 ABORTIONS PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS IN AMERICAN WOMEN OF DIFFERENT AGES IN 2000. NOTE THAT THE MOST ABORTIONS OCCUR AT YOUNGER AGES

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FIGURE 15-3 PERCENTAGE OF AMERICAN WOMEN OF VARIOUS AGES WHO HAD AN EARLY (BEFORE 8 WEEKS), MIDTERM (9–16 WEEKS) OR LATE (AFTER 16 WEEKS) ABORTION IN 2000. NOTE THAT OLDER WOMEN TENDED TO HAVE EARLIER ABORTIONS

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BOX 1: THE HISTORY AND ETHICS OF INDUCED ABORTION

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FIGURE 15-4 THE USUAL PERIODS OF PREGNANCY DURING WHICH VARIOUS METHODS OF INDUCED ABORTION ARE UTILIZED.

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FIGURE 15-5 A VACUUM ASPIRATION ABORTION. A TUBE (VACURETTE) IS INSERTED THROUGH THE CERVIX AND INTO THE UTERUS, AFTER THE VAGINA IS OPENED USING A SPECULUM (TOP). THE EMBRYO AND UTERINE LINING ARE THEN SUCTIONED INTO A BOTTLE (NOT SHOWN) USING A SUCTION PUMP (BOTTOM)

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FIGURE 15-6 LAMINARIA TENT INSERTED PROPERLY IN THE CERVIX.

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FIGURE 15-7 DIAGRAM OF ADMINISTRATION OF INTRAAMNIONIC SALINE, UREA, GLUCOSE, OR PROSTAGLANDIN TO INDUCE SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION