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therapeutic abortion [¦ther·ə¦pyüd·ik ə′bȯr·shən] (medicine) Abortion performed when pregnancy jeopardizes the health or life of the mother. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When the Morgentaler ruling was handed down in January 1988, the decision was not based on a woman's rights, but on a procedural matter: it was contended that the system of Therapeutic Abortion Committees caused undue delay to pregnant women, and might even put them at risk of death. The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI), Sharing Responsibility: Women, Society and Abortion Worldwide, New York: AGI, 1999; and Stewart GK and Goldstein PJ, Therapeutic abortion in California: effects on septic abortion and maternal mortality, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1971, 37(4): 510-514. Valerie Bertinelli portrays a mother who is faced with the prospect of death unless she undergoes a therapeutic abortion to correct a rare heart condition that requires major surgery. |
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