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Line 1: − + − An elective procedure is one done by choice rather than by a medical need. + − − An elective abortion therefore is a termination of a pregnancy by the choice of the pregnant woman. This may be a result of medical advice due to potential or diagnosed birth defects or a choice that the baby would be unwanted or could not be supported. − − Birth control pills or the "morning after" pill are not methods of abortion, they prevent pregnancy rather than terminate it. − − The drug RU-486 known as Mifegyne in Europe and Mifeprex in the United States is an abortion drug. − − − − == Referances == − − − − {{Stub }}
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An abortion is a medical procedure to terminate a fetus thereby ending a pregnancy.
An '''elective abortion''' is a [[abortion|termination of a pregnancy]] by choice, rather than by necessity. This may be a result of medical advice due to potential or diagnosed [[birth defect]]s or a choice that the baby would be unwanted or could not be supported.
[[Category:Abortion]]