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Title: ABORTION
Words: 598
ABORTION
Abortion is the removal of the product of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. "Any interruption of human pregnancy subsequent to the 28th week is known as abortion"(The Columbia Encyclopedia, Edition 5, 1993 p157). There are many types of abortion procedures, some can be done as late as the sixth month of pregnancy. Here are seven of the most common types, "Morning after pill, RU486(mifepristone), Uterine or vacuum aspiration, dilation and curettage (D&C), Saline solution, Prostaglandin drugs, Hysterectomy, dilation and extraction (D&X), or intact D&E 'Partial birth abortion"(MacKinnon, 165). Abortion has been practiced in the United States since the founding of the Republic, but both its social character and its legal status have varied considera ...
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