By: Courtney Albers & Lauren Veidel Abortions  By: Courtney Albers & Lauren Veidel 

What is an Abortion?  “the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability… which may occur spontaneously or brought on purposefully” –Britannica  Spontaneous= miscarriage  Induced= purposeful

Induced abortions Medication Suction Mifepristone Up to 10 weeks after first menstrual period Forces endometrium to shed, expels fetus with it Symptoms: flu like, heavy cramping, bleeding, larger than normal blood clots  Starts with in 2-24 hours of taking pill Uses a tube to gently suck out contents of uterus Widening of cervix; numbing medication Process takes approximately 10 min Effectiveness: almost 100% Symptoms: Light bleeding is normal for 1-7 days afterward Infections may occur Cramping and pressure as uterus empties during procedure Courtney = suction Lauren=medication

WHy people get abortions to preserve the life, physical or mental well-being of the mother  to prevent the completion of a pregnancy that has resulted from rape or incest to prevent the birth of a child with serious deformity, mental deficiency, or genetic abnormality to prevent a birth for social or economic reasons (such as the extreme youth of the pregnant female or the sorely strained resources of the family unit)   lauren

History of abortions Ancient Rome and Greece Only time they objected abortion was when the father didn’t want to feel deprived of the child he was entitled to Believed that males fetuses were concerned human after 40 days, females after 80 day Old Testament of the Bible Loss of property Western History Part of the mother until “quickening” http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/legal/history_1.shtml Lauren

Demographics of abortions Half of U.S. abortions are patients in their 20s 1 in 20 will have an abortion by age 20, 1 in 5 by age 30 1 in 4 by age 45 In Minnesota in 2014 there was about 9,760 abortions which accounted for 1.1% of all abortions in the United States. Courtney *numbers include induced and spontaneous abortions

Current abortion laws in the United States Legal in the United States Up to each state Laws Roe v. Wade (1973)  Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth (1976) Harris v. McRae (1980) “Hyde Amendment” Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health Inc. (1983) Rust v. Sullivan (1991) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1798604

Views of abortion in the united states Pro-life Believe that a fetus is considered a human being from conception Responsibility is on the mother Religious views Many do not support abortion or contraceptives Terminating a child of God is a sin Pro Choice Believe it’s her body, her choice Abortion should not be considered murder if the fetus requires mothers body for support Cases of rapes and incest SES (social economic status) Putting a child into the an over crowed foster system is worse Every view is different, even mixes of both, but these are the views that are expressed the most http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/article/politics-abortion Both can agree that life begins at some point in the pregnancy Heart beat Development of organs Quickening

Laws in other countries around the world Ireland  Near-total ban on abortion; most woman travel to different countries to get abortions. Russia 2nd country, behind Romania, to have the greatest number of abortions. China Abortion has been legal since 1953. However, the only thing that is banned is sex-selective abortions. South Africa Legal without restriction until first trimester of pregnancy Brazil  Strict regulations http://www.pewforum.org/2008/09/30/abortion-laws-around-the-world/ http://www.worldabortionlaws.com/map/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1215519/

Views of abortion in other countries around the world Same countries as the laws

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