chemical abortion
Drug-induced pregnancy ending
Chemical abortion is the termination of a pregnancy using medication rather than surgical procedures.
The most common method involves mifepristone followed by misoprostol, which induces the body to expel the pregnancy.
Also called medication abortion or medical abortion: She chose a chemical abortion because it could be done at home in the early weeks.
Progesterone receptor antagonist
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
termination · ultrasound · cramping · bleeding · side-effects · contraindications · telemedicine · prescription
Control over one's physique
- choiceAct of selecting
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- agencyPower to act
self-determination · advocacy · privacy · dignity · reproductive freedom · gender equality · women's movement · human rights
Against elective pregnancy termination
- pro-choiceSupporting legal abortion access
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
- fetal rightsLegal claims of the unborn
parental consent · ballot initiatives · referendum · injunction · trigger laws · restrictions · bans · access
Right and wrong principles
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- personhoodStatus as a person
sanctity of life · conscience · beneficence · dilemmas · philosophy · theology · viability · rights
mifepristone
Progesterone receptor antagonist
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
gestation · termination · ultrasound · cramping · bleeding · side-effects · contraindications · telemedicine · prescription · clinic
bodily autonomy
Control over one's physique
- choiceAct of selecting
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
agency · self-determination · advocacy · privacy · dignity · reproductive freedom · gender equality · women's movement · human rights · accessibility
pro-life
Against elective pregnancy termination
- pro-choiceSupporting legal abortion access
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
fetal rights · parental consent · ballot initiatives · referendum · injunction · trigger laws · restrictions · bans · access · amendments
morality
Right and wrong principles
- bioethicsMoral philosophy for medicine
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- consentVoluntary agreement given
personhood · sanctity of life · conscience · beneficence · dilemmas · philosophy · theology · viability · rights · principles
chemical abortionlive birth
Baby born alive
carrying to term · childbirth · delivery · natural birth · giving birth
chemical abortionfertility treatment
Medical help conceiving
IVF · fertility drugs · prenatal care · in vitro fertilization · assisted reproduction
chemical, chemicals, chemically, chemistry, chemist, chemists, alchemy, alchemist, alchemical