However, the psychological consequences of abortion was also affected by the quality of family life, number of children, planned or unplanned pregnancy, beliefs and genetics ( 10, 11).Ībortion as an aspect of reproductive behavior is defined and characterized by different bio psycho-social determinants. However, the conclusion of studies do not indicate a linear relation between abortion and its consequences, rather, they show great variations in terms of socio-economic and demographic variables of abortion in care seeking women, and whether their abortion was performed legally or illegally ( 9). There are too many factors attributed to the abortion which cover socio-economic, emotional, and psychological aspects of human beings' life, particularly those women as direct beds of abortion practices. Reflecting a variety of religious, social, and political forces, laws and regulations permitting or restricting abortion have been enacted over the centuries ( 5).Ībortion is known as a main cause of maternal mortality, life threatening complications such as hemorrhage, fever, and infection on one hand, and psychological disorders such as regret, guilt, smoking, alcoholism, self-destructive behaviors, and even suicide on the other( 6, 7, 8). In ancient Greece also, philosophers had accepted abortion as a permissible act to put an end to an unwanted pregnancy or to control population. The earliest records of recognized abortifacients (agents which cause the premature termination of pregnancy) which are presumed to have been written more than 4500 years ago are found in ancient Chinese texts. ( 2, 4)Induced abortion has been a controversial issue through the ages anthropologists have found evidence of its existence in every known culture. Induced abortions are further subcategorized into two categories of therapeutic and elective abortions. Induced abortion is deliberately/intentionally performed. Spontaneous abortion which is also called miscarriage mainly occurs due to accidental trauma or natural causes, such as structural and numerical chromosome aberration, chronic diseases coincident with pregnancy, and environmental factors. Medically, it is defined as a miscarriage or induced termination of pregnancy before twenty weeks of gestation, whenever the fetus is considered to be nonviable ( 3).Ībortion is classified as either spontaneous or induced. Commonly, abortion refers to a procedure induced at any point during pregnancy. This can occur spontaneously as a miscarriage, or be artificially induced through chemical, surgical or other means ( 1, 2). Abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in, or caused by its death.
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