Reproductive Psychology: Navigating the Complex Emotional Path
Introduction and Definition of Abortion The term abortion refers fundamentally to the deliberate or spontaneous termination of a pregnancy before the fetus or embryo has reached a point of independent viability outside the uterus. Medically, this process involves the surgical removal or the pharmaceutical clearing out of the biological products of conception from the woman’s […]
THERAPEUTIC ABORTION
Defining Therapeutic Abortion in a Medical and Psychological Context The term therapeutic abortion refers to the intentional termination of a pregnancy by a medical professional to preserve the life or health of the pregnant individual, or in cases where the fetus possesses significant abnormalities. Unlike elective procedures, which are performed based on the individual’s request […]