Stop+Abortion!!



"obama talk about abortion with the press"

 ====**An** **abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus/embryo resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced, in humans and other species. In the context of human pregnancies, an abortion induced to preserve the health of the gravida (pregnant female) is termed a therapeutic abortion, while an abortion induced for any other reason is termed an elective abortion. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy, while spontaneous abortions are usually termed miscarriages.**==== ====**Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various methods including herbal abortiracients the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma and other traditional methods Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality, prevalence, and cultural views on abortion vary substantially around the world. In many parts of the world there is prominent and divisive public controversy over the ethical and legal issues of abortion. Abortion and abortion-related issues feature prominently in the national politics in many nations often involving the opposing pro-life and pro-choice worldwide social movements. The approximate number of abortions performed worldwide in 2003 was 42 million, which declined from nearly 46 million in 1995**====


 * [[image:http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gif width="15" height="15" caption="bullet"]] || a woman and her doctor may freely decide to terminate a pregnancy during the first trimester, ||
 * [[image:http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gif width="15" height="15" caption="bullet"]] || state governments can restrict abortion access after the first trimester with laws intended to protect the woman's health. ||
 * [[image:http://www.religioustolerance.org/_themes/topo/topbul1d.gif width="15" height="15" caption="bullet"]] || abortions after fetal viability must be available if the woman's health or life are at risk; state governments can prohibit other abortions. ||

This is some statistics of what percentage of cultures say abortion should be legal or illegal.



"The Pro-Life Action League rallies to stop abortion"