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Abortion

Abortion is the termination or ending of a pregnancy after implantation. Abortions can be performed either surgically or using pharmaceuticals.

This category lists sites about abortion procedures. Abortion is a contentious issue, and sites about the issue or expressing particular viewpoints are listed in Society:Issues:Abortion. Abortion providers and abortion alternative services are listed in @linked categories.

Sites in Abortion

Reproductive Health Program at the University of Rochester
Information on abortion research and training.
National Abortion Federation - Abortion Facts
Fact sheets and patient education materials from organization of physicians and clinics that perform abortions.
Dangers of Herbal Abortion
Herbs can be used to end pregnancy, but can also pose serious dangers to the women who use them. Details and links to other resources.
FDA Warns Consumers on Dangerous Products Promoted on the Internet
Advice regarding a kit that inaccurately touts itself as a "complete kit for early pregnancy termination without surgery."
National Right to Life Committee
Describes several abortion techniques, possible physical and psychological complications, and possible alternatives.
Expanding Access Through Midlevel Providers
Materials from a 2001 conference that examined options for increasing global access to menstrual regulation and elective abortion. Includes case studies and links.
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
Large collection of material about evidence linking abortion to increased breast cancer risk, including reports claiming cover-ups by expert panels and researchers who have found no connection.
Planned Parenthood: Abortion
Provides questions and answers, fact sheets, and reports on abortion.
Surgical Abortion
Brief overview of the early surgical abortion procedure, including advantages and disadvantages. From Emory University Department of Gynecology and Obstretrics.
1 to 9 months - Abortion in India
Overview of procedures offered in India and laws respecting pregnancy termination.
Abortion and Breast Cancer
Citing medical journals, the National Cancer Institute refutes claims that elective abortion is linked to breast cancer.

sub categories in Abortion

RU-486 and Medical Abortion RU-486 and Medical Abortion

cross references

Health : Women's Health : Reproductive Health : Women's Health : Reproductive
Society : Issues : Abortion Society : Issues : Abortion
Society : Issues : Family Planning Society : Issues : Family Planning

other references

Health : Reproductive Health : Clinics and Services : Abortion Health : Reproductive Health : Clinics and Services : Abortion
Health : Reproductive Health : Clinics and Services : Abortion Alternative Services Health : Reproductive Health : Clinics and Services : Abortion Alternative Services
Health : Reproductive Health : Clinics and Services : Abortion Alternative Services : Abortion Recovery Health : Reproductive Health : Clinics and Services : Abortion Alternative Services : Abortion Recovery

this category in other languages

Avortament Catalan : Avortament
Abortus Dutch : Abortus
Avortement French : Avortement
Aborcja Polish : Aborcja
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