Abortion procedures
Abortion is a safe surgical or medical procedure. Complications of abortion can include infection and excessive bleeding. Suction aspiration is the most common procedure for first trimester abortions. RU486 (mifepristone) or the abortion pill is ... [... more]
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Abortion pill - RU486 (mifepristone)
Mifepristone, also known as RU486 or 'the abortion pill', is a drug that induces miscarriage early in pregnancy. It offers a choice to women who do not want to have a surgical abortion. It is important not to smoke, drink alcohol or use herbal ... [... more]
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Abortion - emotional issues
Abortion is a common procedure that raises some emotional issues. A major study found most women who have an abortion don't suffer psychological or emotional problems, or feel emotions such as guilt, grief or shame. Despite the fact that most ... [... more]
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Sexual and reproductive health of young people
Pregnancy, child birth and sexually transmitted infections are major health concerns for young people. In Australia, pregnancy termination (abortion) is the second most common hospital procedure for girls and young women aged 12 to 24 years. ... [... more]
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Abortion in Australia
Abortion is a common surgical procedure in Australia. In 1990 an estimated 23 per cent of all known pregnancies in Australia were terminated. Abortion laws are different in each Australian state and territory. In 1990, an estimated 23 per cent of ... [... more]
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Abortion - counselling options
Abortion counselling is generally included as part of the abortion process. Abortion counselling should include advice, information, support, education and therapy. However not all counselling is unbiased in Australia. Counselling is generally ... [... more]
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Abortion services in Victoria
Most Victorian abortion service providers are located in Melbourne but there are clinics in rural Victoria. Costs vary between clinics. Medicare covers a portion of the cost. Some clinics provide discounted fees to students, health care card ... [... more]
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Elisabeth Hyde
Two weeks before Christmas, Diana Duprey, an outspoken abortion doctor, is found dead in her swimming pool. A national figure, Diana inspired passion and ignited tempers, but never more so than the day of her death. Her husband Frank, a longtime ... [... more]
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William Cutrer, M.D.
After a woman is rushed to the ER in shock from massive blood loss, second-year medical resident Julien "Red" Richison becomes suspicious about the procedures being practiced at the nearby "VIP" abortion clinic. Soon, with the help of [... more]
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Ronald Dworkin
An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom One of the country's most distinguished scholars presents a brilliantly original approach to the twin dilemmas of abortion and euthanasia, showing why they arouse such volcanic ... [... more]
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Sandra Glahn
After a woman is rushed to the ER in shock from massive blood loss, second-year medical resident Julien "Red" Richison becomes suspicious about the procedures being practiced at the nearby "VIP" abortion clinic. Soon, with the help of [... more]
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Jack N. Rakove
From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution ... [... more]
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