“There are two victims in every abortion: a dead baby and a dead conscience (Mother Teresa).The cause of an abortion can protect women from financial disadvantages but there are many effects to this such as; killing an unborn baby, it’s dangerous, and puts the female’s health at risk. What is some history, what types are used, what are some of the pros and cons, and what the world thinks about it? Abortion was a common practice in colonial America but it was kept as a secret because they believed that sexual activity before marriage was wrong and disapproved by the society. Abortion is the act of removing an embryo or fetus from the uterus of a pregnant woman prior to the completion of the full term of pregnancy (Rich 1). 0.5% of women …show more content…
There are many different types of ways to have an abortion now such as medical abortions and menstrual extraction, also called mini-suction. There are two types of medication you can take Methotrexate and Mifepristone. The woman is injected with Methotrexate at the doctor's office and it stops the fetal cells from dividing, about a week after that she is given misoprostol (Cytotec) and it stimulates the contractions of the uterus this type is 90 to 96% effective ("Abortion." World of Health. Gale, 2000. Student Resources in Context. Web. 7 Dec. 2016.) . The other pill is Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, this drug blocks the progesterone which is a hormone needed to continue a pregnancy. Ninety percent of women complete the abortion in four days and it is 95 to 95% effective. Lastly, surgical abortions are performed by using vacuum aspirations, also known as suction dilation. During this procedure, the female’s cervix is dilated gradually by expanding rods into the cervix. Once the cervix has dilated a tube in inserted and the contents of the uterus are suctioned out, this process is 97 to 99% . The world is divided by who is for abortion and people that are against