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abortion

Intentional ending of a pregnancy

Entitycause of death medical procedure typeQ8452

Also known as termination of pregnancy · induced miscarriage · abortion, induced

Instance of: cause of death
1
Sources
1.Stated in Breitbart Newsbreitbart.com/europe/2025/01/01/abortion-was-leading-global-cause-of-death-in-2024-with-over-45-million-killed/Retrieved 2025-01-09
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, medical procedure type
Subclass of: pregnancy with abortive outcome
, feticide
, renunciation
+1 more

Overview

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Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. The unmodified word abortion generally refers to induced abortion, or deliberate actions to end a pregnancy. Abortion occurring without intervention is known as spontaneous abortion or "miscarriage", and occurs in roughly 30–40% of all pregnancies. Common reasons for inducing an abortion are birth-timing and limiting family size. Other reasons include maternal health, an inability to afford a child, domestic violence, lack of support, feelings of being too young, wishing to complete an education or advance a career, and not being able, or willing, to raise a child conceived as a result of rape or incest.

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161 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Different from: miscarriage criterion used: intention, artificiality
stillbirth criterion used: intention, artificiality
preterm birth criterion used: intention, artificiality
infanticide statement supported by: Criminal Code of Russia · statement disputed by: Christianity
labor induction criterion used: goal
paper abortion
Main regulatory text: Strafgesetzbuch country: Germany · section: § 218 StGB
Criminal Code of Russia country: Russia
Legge 22 maggio 1978, n. 194 country: Italy
Criminal Code of Belarus country: Belarus · language: Belarusian · section: 156
1
Sources
1.Stated in Criminal Code of Belaruspravo.by/document/pdf/kodeksibel/kriminalni_kodeks_rb_1999_belRetrieved 2024-01-09
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Specialty: obstetrics
Related category: Category:Songs about abortion category contains: song written about this topic
Connects with: right to life
ICPC 2 ID: W83
Practiced by: abortion provider
Members / parts: Islam and abortion
Has characteristic: controversy statement is subject of: abortion debate
Has effect: abortion

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161

statements

17%

externally sourced

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