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Abortion in Greece. Abortion in Greece has been fully legalized since 1986, when Law 1609/1986 was passed effective from 3 July 1986. [1] [2] Partial legalization of abortion in Greece was passed in Law 821 in 1978 that provided for the legal termination of a pregnancy, with no time limitation, in the event of a threat to the health or life of ...
A termination for medical reasons ( TFMR) is an induced abortion motivated by medical indications involving the fetus or mother. [1] In some countries, health risks are the only basis for obtaining a legal abortion. [2] Prenatal screening can allow early diagnosis, and abortion if desired or necessary. [3]
Although anencephaly is a fatal condition, the option of abortion is dependent on the abortion laws in the state. According to a 2013 report, 26% of the world's population reside in a country where abortion is generally prohibited. In 2012, Brazil extended the right of abortion to mothers with anencephalic fetuses. This decision is, however ...
The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to a copy of the opinion briefly posted on the court's ...
Drug regimens 200 mg mifepristone and 800 μg misoprostol, the typical regimen for early medical abortion Less than 12 weeks' gestation. For medical abortion up to 12 weeks' gestation, the recommended drug dosages are 200 milligrams of mifepristone by mouth, followed one to two days later by 800 micrograms of misoprostol inside the cheek, vaginally, or under the tongue.
Dr. Austin Dennard, an OB-GYN in Dallas, never talked about her own abortion with her doctors after they discovered anencephaly on the baby's ultrasound during her third pregnancy last year.
Anencephaly. Anencephaly (without brain) is a severe neural tube defect that occurs when the anterior-most end of the neural tube fails to close, usually during the 23rd and 26th days of pregnancy. This results in an absence of a major portion of the brain and skull.
Selective reduction is the practice of reducing the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy, such as quadruplets, to a twin or singleton pregnancy. The procedure is also called multifetal pregnancy reduction. [3] The procedure is most commonly done to reduce the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy to a safe number, when the multiple ...