Abortion & The Process

By : Nadiya Remle

Definition of abortion

The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28

Illegal abortionsthe expulsion of a fetus from the womb by natural

causes before it is able to survive independently.

an object or undertaking that is unpleasant or badly made or carried out.

But How?

Categories of Method

Used

Invaded the uterus by

instruments

Administration of Drugs

Invaded the uterus by abdominal surgery

The Process of Abortion

First Trimester

• Methotrexate & Misoprostol (MTX)

• Mifepristone and Misoprostol

• Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA

• Aspiration

Second Trimester

• Dilation & Curettage (D & C)

• Dilation & Evacuation (D & E)

• Induction Abortion

Third Trimester

•Induction Abortion

•Dilation and Extraction *This procedure is now considered against the law in the U.S. according to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995*

“The images are disturbing, but we would encourage you to see them as we believe this is the only way people will know what really happens during an abortion.”

‘Almost one teenage birth was reported every day’

S. Radhakrishnan, the former President of Medico-Legal society of Malaysia