A chemical abortion is a type of abortion in which a drug is used to induce the abortion, rather than a surgical procedure. Chemical abortion - Three Steps to a Medical Abortion. There are three steps to a medical abortion. First, a clinician will administer an injection of methotrexate or the patient will be given a dose of mifepristone in tablet form. Second, the patient will be given a second dose of misoprostol in tablet form that should be taken within 72 hours of the previous medication. As a ...

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• Chemical abortion - Three Steps to a Medical Abortion
• Chemical abortion - Pre-Procedure Tasks
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Chemical abortion, Chemical abortion - Three Steps to a Medical Abortion, Chemical abortion - Pre-Procedure Tasks, Chemical abortion - References

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Depending on the gestational age of the embryo or fetus, different methods of abortion can be performed to remove the embryo or fetus from the womb. Abortion - Chemical abortion. Main article: Chemical abortion Effective in the first trimester of pregnancy, chemical, or non-surgical abortions comprise 10% of all abortions in the United States and Europe. The process begins with the administration of either methotrexate or mifepristone, followed by misoprostol. While misoprostol m ...

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Abortion, Abortion - Spontaneous abortion, Abortion - Induced abortions, Abortion - Methods of inducing abortion, Abortion - Chemical abortion, Abortion - Surgical abortion, Abortion - Other means of abortion, Abortion - Health effects, Abortion - Physical health, Abortion - Suggested effects, Abortion - History of abortion, Abortion - Abortion debate, Abortion - Public opinion, Abortion - Abortion law, Abortion - Sources

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An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy associated with the death of an embryo or a fetus. This can occur spontaneously, in the form of a miscarriage, or be intentionally induced through chemical, surgical, or other means. The pregnancy of any female mammal can be aborted; however, this article focuses exclusively on the phenomenon in women. Abortions have been induced by various methods for centuries. In the 20th century, the ethics and morality of abortions became the subject of intense political debate in many areas of ...

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• Abortion - Definitions
• Abortion - Spontaneous abortion
• Abortion - Induced abortions
• Abortion - Methods of inducing abortion
• Abortion - Chemical abortion
• Abortion - Surgical abortion
• Abortion - Other means of abortion
• Abortion - Health effects
• Abortion - Physical health
• Abortion - Suggested effects
• Abortion - History of abortion
• Abortion - Abortion debate
• Abortion - Public opinion
• Abortion - Abortion law
• Abortion - Sources

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Canada is one of only a few countries in the world with no laws limiting abortion. While some non-legal obstacles exist, abortion access in Canada is among the freest in the world. Polls continue to show that a majority of Canadians believe abortion should remain legal in some circumstances (see Opinion polls, below). Over 110,000 abortions are performed in Canada every year. Approximately 90 per cent of abortions are performed in the first trimester, with just 2 to 3 per cent performed after 16 weeks. Abortion in ...

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• Abortion in Canada - Legality
• Abortion in Canada - Access
• Abortion in Canada - Obstacles to access
• Abortion in Canada - Aids to access
• Abortion in Canada - History
• Abortion in Canada - Politics
• Abortion in Canada - Opinion polls
• Abortion in Canada - Pro-life movement
• Abortion in Canada - Crisis pregnancy centres
• Abortion in Canada - Attacks on doctors who perform abortions
• Abortion in Canada - Related links

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In finance a war baby is a firm whose share price rises during wartime, often a defense contractor A war baby usually refers to any child born during wartime, particularly during World War I or World War II. A particular connotation is often attached to the word — children born to civilian mothers but with foreign military fathers, especially soldiers. Even if this is the result of consensual sex, the casual nature of the relationship and lack of family planning means that this behaviour is usually condemned, es ...

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Birth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant. Methods and intentions typically termed birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family planning. Mechanisms which are intended to reduce the likelihood of the fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon may more specifically be referred to as contraception. Contraception differs from abortion in that the former prevents fertilization, whereas a ...

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• Birth control - History of birth control
• Birth control - Birth control methods
• Birth control - Protection against sexually-transmitted infections
• Birth control - Religious and cultural attitudes toward birth control
• Birth control - Protestant Christianity
• Birth control - Catholic Christianity
• Birth control - Islam
• Birth control - Judaism

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Christine Todd "Christie" Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican politician, the former Governor of New Jersey, and the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush. She is married to John R. Whitman, a prominent private equity investor, and they have two children. She is the granddaughter-in-law of former New York Gov. Charles S. Whitman. Whitman is the product of two powerful New Jersey political families, the Todds and the Schleys. She retains her ...

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• Christine Todd Whitman - Career in politics
• Christine Todd Whitman - Philosophy and viewpoint
• Christine Todd Whitman - Electoral History
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In number of deaths of the pregnant woman, mifepristone abortions compare similarly to vacuum aspiration abortion, [1] although this comparison compares the rate of death in vacuum aspiration abortion for both early and late term abortions (the later the abortion, the higher the risk of death). When compared to similar term abortions, the rate of death to the pregnant woman is double that of vacuum aspiration abortion. On July 18, 2005, Danco Laboratories admitted that there have been five deaths of women due to bacterial infection fo ...

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Mifepristone, Mifepristone - Chemical Description, Mifepristone - Abortion treatment, Mifepristone - Safety, Mifepristone - History, Mifepristone - Ban in Australia, Mifepristone - Non abortion usages

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The number of deaths of the pregnant woman, mifepristone abortions compare similarly to vacuum aspiration abortion, [1] although this comparison compares the rate of death in vacuum aspiration abortion for both early and late term abortions (the later the abortion, the higher the risk of death). When compared to similar term abortions, the rate of death to the pregnant woman is double that of vacuum aspiration abortion. On July 18, 2005, Danco Laboratories admitted that there have been five deaths of women due to bacterial infection f ...

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Mifepristone, Mifepristone - Chemical Description, Mifepristone - Abortion treatment, Mifepristone - Safety, Mifepristone - History, Mifepristone - Ban in Australia, Mifepristone - Non abortion usages

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The number of deaths, of the pregnant patient, in mifepristone abortions is estimated at 1 in 200,000, about double the rate for vacuum aspiration abortions of comparable terms, and about equal to the combined early and late term rate of vacuum aspiration abortion [1]. By comparison, illegal abortions lead to 1 death in 3,000 abortions, and childbirth results in death in 1 out of every 14,300 pregnancies for western women. Deaths in childbirth are significantly more commo ...

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Mifepristone, Mifepristone - Chemical Description, Mifepristone - Abortion treatment, Mifepristone - Safety, Mifepristone - History, Mifepristone - Ban in Australia, Mifepristone - Non abortion usages

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It is used in the termination of pregnancies less than sixty-four days from conception. A typical dose is 200 mg orally, followed after 48 hours by 800 μg misoprostol, a prostaglandin analogue, given orally or vaginally. Within four hours of the second dose, it is between 92% and 99% effective (depending on the trial data examined), while as a standalone agent it is approximately 80% effective. This accuracy of this rate of effectiveness is complicated by the fact that a miscarriage o ...

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Mifepristone, Mifepristone - Chemical Description, Mifepristone - Abortion treatment, Mifepristone - Safety, Mifepristone - History, Mifepristone - Ban in Australia, Mifepristone - Non abortion usages

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The compound was discovered by researchers at Roussel Uclaf of France in 1980 while studying glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. Clinical testing began in 1982. It was first licensed in France in 1988, for use in combination with prostaglandin. Then on October 26 of that year, Roussel Uclaf stated that it would abandon distribution of the drug. It bowed to pressure from the government of France two days later to resume distribution. Mifepristone was approved in a number of other European countries as well, starting with the United Kingdom and Sweden in 1991 and followed by Germany in 1992 an ...

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Mifepristone, Mifepristone - Chemical Description, Mifepristone - Abortion treatment, Mifepristone - Safety, Mifepristone - History, Mifepristone - Ban in Australia, Mifepristone - Non abortion usages

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It is used in the prevention of pregnancies prior to conception taking place, or, less frequently, for the termination of pregnancies less than sixty-four days from conception. A typical dose is 200 mg orally, followed after 48 hours by 800 μg misoprostol, a prostaglandin analogue, given orally or vaginally. Within four hours of the second dose, it is between 92% and 99% effective (depending on the trial data examined), while as a standalone agent it is approximately 80% effective. This accuracy of this rate of effectiveness is complicated by the fact that a miscarriage o ...

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Mifepristone, Mifepristone - Chemical Description, Mifepristone - Abortion treatment, Mifepristone - Safety, Mifepristone - History, Mifepristone - Ban in Australia, Mifepristone - Non abortion usages

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Although no real consensus exists as to what caused the mania, some cases, especially the one in Aix-la-Chapelle, may have had an explainable physical cause. The symptoms of the sufferers can be attributed to ergot poisoning, or ergotism, known in the Middle Ages as "St. Anthony's Fire". It is caused by eating rye infected with Claviceps purpurea, a small fungus that contains toxic and psychoactive chemicals (alkaloids), including lysergic acid (used in modern times to synthesize LSD). Symptoms of ergot poisoning include nervous spasms, psychotic delusions, spontaneous abortion, convulsions and gangrene; some dancers c ...

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Dancing mania, Dancing mania - Contemporary cures, Dancing mania - Scientific explanations

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In 1988 a debate within the Catholic Church over the use of condoms to prevent AIDS sparked controversy again. The Church in 1968 had already stated in Humanae Vitae that chemical and barrier methods of contraception went against Church teachings. The debate was over the different issue of whether or not condoms could be used, not as contraceptives, but as a means of preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. In 1987, the U. S. Conference of Bishops issued a document suggesting that education on the use of condom ...

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Theology of Pope Benedict XVI, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Past views, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Dialogue with other faiths, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Homosexuality, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - AIDS, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Abortion and politics, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Treatment of animals, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Politics, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Harry Potter books, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Other issues, Theology of Pope Benedict XVI - Notes

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Abortions in Canada are provided on demand and available free of charge, paid for by Canadian taxpayers, to Canadian citizens and permanent residents (as with most medical procedures) in hospitals across the country. Abortion funding for hospitals comes from the various provincial governments (their overall health expenses are however paid for in part by the federal government). One-third of hospitals perform abortions, and these perform two-thirds of abortions in the country. The remaining abortions are perfor ...

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Abortion in Canada, Abortion in Canada - Legality, Abortion in Canada - Access, Abortion in Canada - Obstacles to access, Abortion in Canada - Aids to access, Abortion in Canada - History, Abortion in Canada - Politics, Abortion in Canada - Opinion polls, Abortion in Canada - Pro-life movement, Abortion in Canada - Crisis pregnancy centres, Abortion in Canada - Attacks on doctors who perform abortions, Abortion in Canada - Related links

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Most polls on abortion show that most Canadians are pro-choice. In a Leger poll taken September 2001, 46.6% of respondents say they are personally "for" abortion, while 37.6% say they are personally "against" abortion. In the same poll, 54.5% of respondents agreed with the idea that "only women should have the right to decide to have an abortion," while 38.5% disagreed. A Gallup poll in December 2001 asked respondents: "Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain c ...

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Abortion in Canada, Abortion in Canada - Legality, Abortion in Canada - Access, Abortion in Canada - Obstacles to access, Abortion in Canada - Aids to access, Abortion in Canada - History, Abortion in Canada - Politics, Abortion in Canada - Opinion polls, Abortion in Canada - Pro-life movement, Abortion in Canada - Crisis pregnancy centres, Abortion in Canada - Attacks on doctors who perform abortions, Abortion in Canada - Related links

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Abortion was completely banned in Canada in 1869. As in other countries, illegal abortions were still performed, leading to the deaths of many women every year. In 1892, abortion and the advertisement and distribution of contraception were made illegal in Canada. The movement to liberalize Canada's abortion laws began in the 1960's. Then Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau introduced a bill in 1967 (amendment to Section 251 of the Canadian Criminal Code). The bill passed and became law in 1969, and provided for abortions when the health o ...

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Abortion in Canada, Abortion in Canada - Legality, Abortion in Canada - Access, Abortion in Canada - Obstacles to access, Abortion in Canada - Aids to access, Abortion in Canada - History, Abortion in Canada - Politics, Abortion in Canada - Opinion polls, Abortion in Canada - Pro-life movement, Abortion in Canada - Crisis pregnancy centres, Abortion in Canada - Attacks on doctors who perform abortions, Abortion in Canada - Related links

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Planned Parenthood has been an extremely vocal advocate of birth control and abortion reforms since the 1940's. The group opposes virtually every "restriction" on abortion, including but not limited to laws requiring parental consent or notification for girls under the age of 18 (or 17 in some states) to have an abortion "informed consent" laws that would require full disclosure of the procedure and possible risks (it should be noted that any surgical procedure and/or drug must fully disclose any possible risks or compl ...

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Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood - Facilities, Planned Parenthood - History, Planned Parenthood - Stand on political and legal issues, Planned Parenthood - Planned Parenthood and the US Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood - Upcoming, Planned Parenthood - Historical, Planned Parenthood - Recent activities, Planned Parenthood - Notes and references

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