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Emergency birth control can prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 to 120 hours after unprotected sex. [11] [12] Some argue not having sex is also a form of birth control, but abstinence-only sex education may increase teenage pregnancies if offered without birth control education, due to non-compliance. [13] [14]
In contrast, the birth control movement advocated for contraception so as to permit sexual intercourse as desired without the risk of pregnancy. [37] By emphasising "control", the birth control movement argued that women should have control over their reproduction - the movement was closely tied to the emerging feminist movement.
Title translation: "Abortion induced by either self-taught midwife or obstetrician not only maims the woman, but also often leads to death." An unsafe abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by people lacking the necessary skills, or in an environment lacking minimal medical standards, or both. [1] An unsafe abortion is a life-threatening ...
[nb 1] [2] An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of all pregnancies. [3] [4] When deliberate steps are taken to end a pregnancy, it is called an induced abortion, or less frequently "induced miscarriage".
Unintended pregnancies are pregnancies that are mistimed or unwanted at the time of conception, [1] also known as unplanned pregnancies. [2] [3]Sexual activity without the use of effective contraception through choice or coercion is the predominant cause of unintended pregnancy.
However, while the punishment of "unplanned" pregnancy is a large fine, both forced abortion and forced sterilization can be charged with intentional assault, which is punished with up to ten years' imprisonment. Family planning in China had its benefits, and its drawbacks.
A Georgia woman died after the state’s strict anti-abortion laws caused a 20-hour delay in her treatment. In August 2022, Amber Nicole Thurman, 28, drove to a North Carolina clinic to have an ...
In Ghana, abortion, while restricted, is permitted on several grounds, but only 3% of pregnant women and 6% of those seeking an abortion were aware of the legal status of abortion. [97] In Nepal, abortion was legalized in 2002, but a study in 2009 found that only half of women knew that abortion was legalized. [98]