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Topics covered in this section:

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Basic facts about pregnancy:

bulletStages of development from ovum & sperm to newborn baby
bulletCan a fetus feel pain?
bulletDo contraceptives cause abortions?

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Basic facts about abortion:

bulletKEY QUESTIONS:
bulletWhen does human personhood start, and how do we proceed when there is no consensus?
bulletDifferences in meanings given to abortion and pregnancy terms by religious conservatives and others
 
bulletWhy do women seek abortions?
bulletReducing the abortion rate: a visitor's essay
 
bulletData on abortion in the U.S:
bulletAbortion data: numbers, rates and ratios: from 1973
bulletYearly data from the CDC
bulletData from the lan Guttmacher Institute
bulletMore data on abortion: (Time into pregnancy, age, race, religion, etc.)
bulletStill more data on abortion (Trends, crime, welfare, risks, etc.)
bulletFactors that affect the abortion rate
bulletGlossary of terms relating to pregnancy and abortion terms
bulletDefinitions of the term "abortion"
bulletConflicting meanings given to abortion terms by Evangelicals and others

 
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Methods of preventing pregnancy:

bulletContraceptive methods
bulletEmergency contraception (EC) (a.k.a. the morning-after pill)
bulletWal-Mart's refusal to stock this medication in the U.S. and Canada

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Methods of terminating a pregnancy: 

bulletAbortions during the first few weeks of pregnancy:
bulletUsing Methotrexate & Misoprostol (up to about 5 weeks gestation)
bulletUsing RU-486 (up to about 7 weeks gestation)
bulletRU-486 developments during 1999 & 2000
bulletRU-486 developments from 2001 to the present
bulletManual vacuum aspiration (from about 3 to about 6 weeks gestation)
 
bulletAbortions later in pregnancy:
bulletWhy are abortions delayed until the second or third trimester?
bulletHow are very late abortions performed
bulletSurgical abortions (about 5 weeks gestation and later)
bullet D&X (a.k.a. Partial Birth Abortion) (very rare; usually done in emergencies)
 
bulletEctogenesis: the development of artificial wombs

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Public opinion polls on abortion access:

bulletIn the U.S.
bulletIn Canada

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Originally published: 1996-DEC-20
Last updated 2006-MAY-04
Author: Bruce A Robinson

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