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The limit of three months (12 weeks) is not universal, some put it at 8 weeks. <br> | The limit of three months (12 weeks) is not universal, some put it at 8 weeks. <br> | ||
=Is abortion a form of contraception?= | =Is abortion a form of contraception?= | ||
*A definition of contraception: different methods used in order to avoid temporarily the fertilization | |||
According this definition, abortion is not a contraception form because the fertilization has already occured.<br> | |||
*Another defintion: | |||
Version du 8 novembre 2007 à 10:37
What is abortion?
"Abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death." [1]
It means that abortion is used to remove deliberately the still living blabla or the already dead blabla.
What is the difference between a human embryo and fetus?
- Embryo: Until the third month of pregnancy the organism is callled embryo. After that point, it is called fetus.
- Fetus: The organism after three months (when the major structures have formed) until birth.
Why three months?
The limit of three months (12 weeks) is not universal, some put it at 8 weeks.
Is abortion a form of contraception?
- A definition of contraception: different methods used in order to avoid temporarily the fertilization
According this definition, abortion is not a contraception form because the fertilization has already occured.
- Another defintion: