A spontaneous abortion also called a miscarriage occurs on its own. An induced abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy and expulsion of a fetus, whether by surgery or the administration of pharmaceuticals. The termination of a pregnancy so that it does not result in birth, dates back to ancient. October 27, 2011 introduction there have been an increasing number of abortion cases throughout the world.

This scenario has been fuelled by among other factors social and economic factors. In developed countries, abortion is legal whereas most developing countries do not encourage and permit abortion. In the past, it was done using crude tools such as sharpened tools, physical trauma and other traditional methods. With advancement in the field of medicine, contemporary methods are now used and involve the use of medication and surgical procedures nada 1998 page 61.

Each country in the world has different legality, cultural and religious statuses and prevalence of abortion. Countries such as the united states of america and britain have heated politics surrounding the issue of abortion in pro life and pro choice campaigns ted 1995 page 66. These are based on the argument that for one group, it should be legalized and for the other, abortion should not. Many developing and underdeveloped countries have not legalized abortion and have no control over what is done by the medical personnel. Abortion and childbirth complications have been the leading causes of maternal deaths the world over.

This has been attributed to education on family planning as well as the use of contraceptives. discussion induced abortion a third of pregnancies occurring in the world today are unintended. Induced abortion is the forceful removal of the foetus from the womb of the mother. The gestation age of the foetus is the determining factor of what procedures could be used to conduct the abortion. The procedure is also limited by the legality of abortion in that country, doctor patient preference and the regional availability of such services.

Therapeutic abortion is done by medical personnel in an effort to save the lives of patients. Patients suffering from such things as illnesses, multiple pregnancies and complications could have this procedure done on them to avoid having complications at childbirth that may lead to loss of life world health organisation 1979 page 16. Many pregnancies are usually lost before doctors are aware of the presence of an embryo in the uterus. Spontaneous abortion is caused by chromosomal abnormalities, vascular diseases, diabetes, infections, uterus abnormalities and trauma among others isabel 1992 page 123. The most frequent causes of spontaneous abortion are age and a history of spontaneous abortions. Accidents and trauma have also been linked with the high rates of miscarriages among women. causes of abortion abortion is caused by a myriad of factors among them social, religious and economic factors.

The society’s desire for convenience has been a factor influencing the rates of abortion. The society accepts this circumstance and even encourages it by allowing governments to legalize abortion. Raging debates have come up suggesting that a foetus is not a life form until it is born.