Abortion

             Abortion can be defined as the expulsion or removal of a fertilized egg, or an embryo, or a fetus from a pregnant woman's womb before it can be able to sustain life outside the womb. Abortion can be categorized into two certain types, indirect abortion and direct abortion. Though in today's society abortion is widely used by some women, it considered one of the most overbearing moral issues facing the Catholic Church.
             Indirect abortions can occur unexpectedly. By this, it means that it can happen without the intention of the pregnant woman by some outside means. An indirect abortion is also known as a miscarriage. About ten to fifteen percent of pregnancies end up in a miscarriage. Almost all miscarriages occur before the third month of pregnancy, and often without the woman yet being sure if she is pregnant. The main symptoms usually involved are bleeding from the vagina, cramping of the uterus, and passage of blood clots or tissue from the vagina. Usually doctors cannot find the cause of miscarriages, but mostly half of all miscarriages occur because the fetus is abnormal or the mother sustains an injury or disorder that prevents her from carrying the pregnancy to term. There is no treatment that can prevent a miscarriage once it has started
             Direct abortions are induced which means that it is brought on because either a pregnancy is unwanted or it presents a risk to the woman's health. This type of abortion is brought about through numerous technological or chemical methods. Direct abortions are performed during the third month of pregnancy because it is the simplest and safest time for the pregnant woman. There are various types of ways to abort a fetus, but the most common operation is the Vacuum Aspiration. Though this procedure is the most common, it cannot be used after the third month of pregnancy because after the third month, abortions are more difficult and less safe for the mother to unde...

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