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enjoy!!! :]]] EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL ABORTION A Research Paper Presented to Ms. Rivera RAMON MAGSAYSAY (CUBAO) HIGH SCHOOL Ermin Garcia St. Cor. EDSA Cubao Quezon City In partial fulfillment of the requirement of English IV By: Rowena Louise V. Eustaquio IV-Scarlet ii APPROVAL SHEET This research entitled â€Å"Effects of Illegal Abortion† was prepared by Rowena Louise V. Eustaquio and hereby submitted for approval. ————————————————- Approved with a grade of ______ on _____________________. ————————————————- Accepted as partial fulfillment for English IV. iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT I liked to thank God for finishing this Research paper because without the guidance of Him I can’t finish this. I thank my parents for supporting me for the time I used of our compute r to do some research about my topic. I thank my brothers and sisters for helping me when I need them to buy something for me. Especially I liked to thank to my Kuya Leeran because he gave me yellow pad papers for my draft. I liked to thank the librarian of RMCHS because of letting me to borrow the encyclopedias for I have to Xerox it, and also I liked to thank the RMCHS library for giving me some source for my research.I would like to thank Christine Pedrasita for her companion with me when I need to go to the library. I liked to thank Ms. Rivera for giving us this project. She gave us this project so that we are challenge to go to the library and how to use it and so that we can have time management because of hectic schedule. Thank you very much!!! –The Researcher— iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚ ¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ ii Approval Sheet †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. iii Acknowledgement †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. iv Table of Contents †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. v CHAPTER 1 A.Introduction†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 6 B. History / Background†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 7 C. Limitation of Study †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 8 D. Purpose of the Study†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 9 E. Thesis Statement†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 10 F. Definition of Terms†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. 11-12 CHAPTER 2 A. Review of Related Literature†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 13 Types†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 13-14 Methods†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â ‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 14-16 Abortion Law†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 16-17 Effects of Abortion†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 17-18 A List of Major Physical Sequelae Related to Abortion†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 8-20 Footnotes†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 20 CHAPTER 3 A. Summary†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 21 B. Conclusion†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â ‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 22 C. Recommendation†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 23 CHAPTER 4 A. Bibliography†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 24 B. Sample Survey†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 25 C. Permit†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ 26 D. Curriculum Vitae†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. 27 V CHAPTER 1 A. INTRODUCTION If you beco me pregnant at the age of 16, what would you do to your baby? Will you give birth or will kill your baby because you are too young to take care of a baby or to become a mother?Killing your baby is not an answer to this problem, even if it is just weeks old or a month young old, because it is not right to kill a human being it is in the Ten Commandments. I want to introduce to you my topic for this research paper. Abortion. I chose this topic because I want to give more information about abortion like the effects of it and why it was discovered. Enjoy learning! B. HISTORY/BACKGROUND Abortion was said that no one invented it, it was just discovered by physicians who were experimenting about the Hippocratic Oath in Ancient Greece, forbade doctors from helping to procure an abortion by pessary. 1) It began on 1800’s when laws forbid the act after 16 weeks of conception. In 1900’s many women was still using it even if it was at risk because of the different procedures that can affect to their health. It became legal in 1973 by the supreme court. (2) But still many countries are saying that abortion is illegal so other countries said to their law that abortion is illegal. There are many people knew about abortion but they have different ways and in different beliefs about it. And many women are still use and do it in different procedures. ________________________________ 1. http://en. ikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion#History 2. http://www. chritianet. com/abortionfacts/historybackgroundofabortion. htm C. LIMITATION OF THE STUDY This research paper only talks about the effect of illegal abortion only. This research is only for the people of the Philippines who wanted to know more or to learn more about abortion. This is to inform you want are the things you really want to learn about abortion. D. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY My purpose of choosing this topic for a research paper is because I really want to know more about abortion and I want to know why someone inve nted it or discovered it.Nevertheless, I want to inform all the people what are the good and especially the bad effects of it and why should we be informed about it. E. THESIS STATEMENT Many people, most of them were women teenagers, those were became pregnant early in a young age, use this kind of procedure so that they can not take the tasks as a young adult mother. They are thinking that this is just a easy thing and pregnancy is just a joke or a play but they are wrong. I want to prove from this research that abortion is not an answer to our problem of being pregnant so young because we are not ready for this situation.If you are pregnant you should be prepared and be proud because God gave you a child. F. DEFINITION OF TERMS ABORTION – any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy, especially during the first 6 months. EUTHANASIA – also called mercy killing the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die. SACROSANCT – extremely sacre d or inviolable CONTRACEPTION – the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by any of various drugs EPIDEMIOLOGIC – of or relating to epidemiologySONOGRAPHY – a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-free body sound waves to delineate, measures or examine internal body structures or organs AMNIOCENTESIS – a surgical procedure for obtaining a sample of amniotic sac in the uterus of a pregnant woman by inserting a hallow needle through the abdominal wall, used in diagnosing certain genetic defects or possible obstetric complications PREMATURE BIRTH – the birth of an infant after the period of viability but before full term ABORTIFACIENT – a drug or device used to cause abortionTANSY – any of several composite plants of the genus tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, old world herb CONTRACEPTIVE – tending or serving to prevent conception or impregnation PESSARY – a device worn in the  v agina to support a displaced uterus. GYNAECOLOGY – the branch of medicine concerned with diseases in women, esp those of the genitourinary tract PERFORATION – a hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.PENNYROYAL – an aromatic Old world  plant, Mentha pulegium,   of the  mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers  and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent. MENSTRUAL – of or pertaining to menstruation or to the  menses PHYSICIAN – a person who  is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine. EMBRYO – the young of a viviparous animal, especially of a mammal, in the  early stages of development within the womb, in humans up to the end of the second month. Compare fetus.MENSTRUATION – the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the  uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty  to menopause  in nonpregnant women  and females of other primate species. FETUS – the  young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation INVOKED – to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for UNSCRUPULOUS – not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.MORBIDITY – the proportion of sickness or of a specific disease in a geographical locality. CHAPTER 2 A. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Abortion is the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability (in human beings, usually about the 20th week of gestation). An abortion may occur spontaneously, in which case it is also called a miscarriage, or it may be brought on purposefully, in which case it is often called an induced a bortion. Spontaneous abortions or miscarriage, may be caused by a number of factors, including disease, trauma, or genetic biochemical incompatibility of mother on fetus.Occasionally a fetus dies in the uterus but fails to be expelled; this condition is termed a missed abortion. Induced abortions may be performed for reasons that fall into four general categories to preserve the life or physical or mental well-being of the mother; to prevent the completion of a pregnancy that has resulted from rape or incest; to prevent the birth of a child with a serious deformity, mental deficiency, or genetic abnormality; or to exercise birth control, that is to keep from having a child for social or economic reasons.Abortions performed for any of the reasons in the first two categories are often termed therapeutic or justifiable abortions. Numerous medical techniques exist for performing abortions. During the first trimester (up to about 12 weeks after conception) eurettage or suction may be use d to contents of the uterus. From 12 to 19 weeks the injection of saline solution may be used to trigger uterine contractions; alternatively, the administration of prostaglandins by injection, suppository, or other method may be used to induce contractions, but these substances may cause severe side effects.Hysterotomy, the surgical removal of the uterine contents, may be used during the second trimester or later. In general, the more advanced the pregnancy the greater the risk of mortality or serious complications following an abortion. (1) TYPES Induced A 10-week-old fetus removed via a therapeutic abortion from a 44-year-old woman diagnosed with early-stage uterine cancer. The uterus (womb), included the fetus. A pregnancy can be intentionally aborted in many ways. The manner selected depends chiefly upon the gestational age of the embryo or fetus, which increases in size as the pregnancy progresses.Specific procedures may also be selected due to legality, regional availability, and doctor-patient preference. Reasons for procuring induced abortions are typically characterized as either therapeutic or elective. An abortion is medically referred to as a therapeutic abortion when it is performed to: * save the life of the pregnant woman; * preserve the woman's physical or mental health; * terminate pregnancy that would result in a child born with a congenital disorder that would be fatal or associated with significant morbidity; or * selectively reduce the number of fetuses to lessen health risks associated with multiple pregnancy.An abortion is referred to as elective when it is performed at the request of the woman â€Å"for reasons other than maternal health or fetal disease. † (2) Spontaneous Spontaneous abortion (also known as miscarriage) is the expulsion of an embryo or fetus due to accidental trauma or natural causes before approximately the 22nd week of gestation; the definition by gestational age varies by country. Most miscarriages are due to incorrect replication of chromosomes; they can also be caused by environmental factors. A pregnancy that ends before 37 weeks of gestation resulting in a live-born infant is known as a â€Å"premature birth†.When a fetus dies in utero after about 22 weeks, or during delivery, it is usually termed â€Å"stillborn†. Premature births and stillbirths are generally not considered to be miscarriages although usage of these terms can sometimes overlap. Between 10% and 50% of pregnancies end in clinically apparent miscarriage, depending upon the age and health of the pregnant woman. Most miscarriages occur very early in pregnancy, in most cases, they occur so early in the pregnancy that the woman is not even aware that she was pregnant. One study testing hormones for ovulation and pregnancy found that 61. % of conceptuses were lost prior to 12 weeks, and 91. 7% of these losses occurred subclinically, without the knowledge of the once pregnant woman. The risk of spontaneous ab ortion decreases sharply after the 10th week from the last menstrual period (LMP). One study of 232 pregnant women showed â€Å"virtually complete [pregnancy loss] by the end of the embryonic period† (10 weeks LMP) with a pregnancy loss rate of only 2 percent after 8. 5 weeks LMP. The most common cause of spontaneous abortion during the first trimester is chromosomal abnormalities of the embryo/fetus, accounting for at least 50% of sampled early pregnancy losses.Other causes include vascular disease (such as lupus), diabetes, other hormonal problems, infection, and abnormalities of the uterus. Advancing maternal age and a patient history of previous spontaneous abortions are the two leading factors associated with a greater risk of spontaneous abortion. [14] A spontaneous abortion can also be caused by accidental trauma; intentional trauma or stress to cause miscarriage is considered induced abortion or feticide. (2) METHODS Medical â€Å"Medical abortions† are non-sur gical abortions that use pharmaceutical drugs. As of 2005, medical abortions constitute 13% of all abortions in the United States.Combined regimens include methotrexate or mifepristone, followed by a prostaglandin (either misoprostol or gemeprost: misoprostol is used in the U. S. ; gemeprost is used in the UK and Sweden. ) When used within 49 days gestation, approximately 92% of women undergoing medical abortion with a combined regimen completed it without surgical intervention. [17] Misoprostol can be used alone, but has a lower efficacy rate than combined regimens. In cases of failure of medical abortion, vacuum or manual aspiration is used to complete the abortion surgically. (3) SurgicalIn the first 12 weeks, suction-aspiration or vacuum abortion is the most common method. [18] Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) abortion consists of removing the fetus or embryo, placenta and membranes by suction using a manual syringe, while electric vacuum aspiration (EVA) abortion uses an electric pump. These techniques are comparable, and differ in the mechanism used to apply suction, how early in pregnancy they can be used, and whether cervical dilation is necessary. MVA, also known as â€Å"mini-suction† and â€Å"menstrual extraction†, can be used in very early pregnancy, and does not require cervical dilation.Surgical techniques are sometimes referred to as ‘Suction (or surgical) Termination Of Pregnancy' (STOP). From the 15th week until approximately the 26th, dilation and evacuation (D;E) is used. D;E consists of opening the cervix of the uterus and emptying it using surgical instruments and suction. Dilation and curettage (D;C), the second most common method of surgical abortion, is a standard gynecological procedure performed for a variety of reasons, including examination of the uterine lining for possible malignancy, investigation of abnormal bleeding, and abortion.Curettage refers to cleaning the walls of the uterus with a curette. The World H ealth Organization recommends this procedure, also called sharp curettage, only when MVA is unavailable. Other techniques must be used to induce abortion in the second trimester. Premature delivery can be induced with prostaglandin; this can be coupled with injecting the amniotic fluid with hypertonic solutions containing saline or urea. After the 16th week of gestation, abortions can be induced by intact dilation and extraction (IDX) (also called intrauterine cranial decompression), which requires surgical decompression of the fetus's head before evacuation.IDX is sometimes called â€Å"partial-birth abortion,† which has been federally banned in the United States. A hysterotomy abortion is a procedure similar to a caesarean section and is performed under general anesthesia. It requires a smaller incision than a caesarean section and is used during later stages of pregnancy. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has recommended that an injection be used to sto p the fetal heart during the first phase of the surgical abortion procedure to ensure that the fetus is not born alive. (3) Other methods Bas-relief at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, c. 150, depicting a demon inducing an abortion by pounding the abdomen of a pregnant woman with a pestle. Historically, a number of herbs reputed to possess abortifacient properties have been used in folk medicine: tansy, pennyroyal, black cohosh, and the now-extinct silphium (see history of abortion). The use of herbs in such a manner can cause serious—even lethal—side effects, such as multiple organ failure, and is not recommended by physicians. Abortion is sometimes attempted by causing trauma to the abdomen. The degree of force, if severe, can cause serious internal injuries without necessarily succeeding in inducing miscarriage.Both accidental and deliberate abortions of this kind can be subject to criminal liability in many countries. In Southeast Asia, there is an ancient tradition of attemp ting abortion through forceful abdominal massage. One of the bas reliefs decorating the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia depicts a demon performing such an abortion upon a woman who has been sent to the underworld. Reported methods of unsafe, self-induced abortion include misuse of misoprostol, and insertion of non-surgical implements such as knitting needles and clothes hangers into the uterus.These methods are rarely seen in developed countries where surgical abortion is legal and available. (3) ABORTION LAW East Country| To protect woman's life| Physical health| Mental health| Rape| Fetal defects| Socio-economic factors| On request|   Brunei| Yes| No| No| No| No| No| No| Cambodia| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| China| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Hong Kong [9][10]| Yes| 2nd (up to 24 weeks)| 2nd (up to 24 weeks)| 2nd (up to 24 weeks)| 2nd (up to 24 weeks)| No| No|   Indonesia| Yes| No| No| No| No| No| No| Japan (details)| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes (de facto under socio-economic factors)|   People's Dem.Rep. of (North) Korea| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes|   Republic of (South) Korea [11]| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| No| No| No (but illegal abortions, in this regard, are not punished)|   Laos| No| No| No| No| No| No| No| Malaysia| 1st| 1st| 1st| No| No| No| No| Mongolia| Restricted| Restricted| 1st| 1st| 1st| 1st| 1st|   Myanmar| Yes| No| No| No| No| No| No| Philippines (details)| Yes| No| No| No| No| No| No|   Singapore| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| 2nd| Yes| Yes| Thailand| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| No| No| No| Taiwan| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Law is unclear| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| | | | | | | EFFECTS OF ABORTION (ILLEGAL AND LEGAL) The effects of abortion could be either physical or emotional and they will range with each woman who experienced this procedure. It may be difficult to tell beforehand who is at greater or lesser risk for such effects, and the fact that abortion is legal in most places certainly reduces risk of phy sical complication. That being said, there can be complications to this procedure of a physical and emotional nature, and it is wise to understand any possible risk factors. Right after an abortion, women may feel some soreness and cramping.This, and possibly bleeding from the procedure, which is generally no heavier than menstrual bleeding, may last for several weeks. Some women also experience stomach upset that can take the form of vomiting or simply nausea. These tend to be normal after effects of abortion, but if women feel concerned they should contact their doctor or the clinic where the procedure was performed. Sometimes complications do arise after an abortion, though risk of this is low. Women should watch in the first few weeks for signs or very heavy bleeding, fever, severe pain in the pelvis or severe stomach pain.These signs might suggest dangerous infection or hemorrhage and need immediate medical care. In extremely rare instances, death does occur during or after an abortion, but risk of this is about on par with risk of death during childbirth. There are also emotional effects of abortion, which do exist and need to be noted and looked for. Of these, the most significant is the development of postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is a risk any time a pregnancy ends, at any stage and no matter how. The body can respond by becoming deeply depressed as pregnancy hormones rapidly fall.What this would suggest for most women seeking an abortion is that they have a strong support system; this could be the help of friends, group support, work with a counselor, or a supportive family. Isolation after an abortion tends to increase risk for serious depression, and the circumstances under which a woman gets an abortion may also make depression more or less likely. Those who feel conflicted about the decision or must keep it secretive may suffer more. (5) Other emotional effects of abortion exist. Some people feel guilt, while others feel relief.Wit hout full-blown post-partum depression, some women may still feel tearful, moody, or simply endure a difficult emotional ride during the first few weeks to several months after abortion. Again, not all women have this experience, but some do. Understanding the effects of abortion allows women to make informed choices. There are strong arguments for and against this procedure, and people on both sides of this issue may frequently hold up one or two of the effects as a reason for or against having an abortion.What is most important is that effects be neither aggrandized nor minimized. It is important for anyone who faces this decision to understand effects clear of taint of a political position. (5) A LIST OF MAJOR PHYSICAL SEQUELAE RELATED TO ABORTION DEATH: The leading causes of abortion related deaths are hemorrhage, infection, embolism, anesthesia, and undiagnosed ectopic pregnancies. Legal abortion is reported as the fifth leading cause of maternal death in the United States, tho ugh in fact it is recognized that most abortion related deaths are not officially reported as such. 6) BREAST CANCER: The risk of breast cancer almost doubles after one abortion, and rises even further with two or more abortions. (6) CERVICAL, OVARIAN, AND LIVER CANCER: Women with one abortion face a 2. 3 relative risk of cervical cancer, compared to non-aborted women, and women with two or more abortions face a 4. 92 relative risk. Similar elevated risks of ovarian and liver cancer have also been linked to single and multiple abortions. These increased cancer rates for post-aborted women are apparently linked to the unnatural disruption of the hormonal changes which accompany pregnancy and untreated cervical damage. 6) UTERINE PERFORATION: Between 2 and 3% of all abortion patients may suffer perforation of their uterus, yet most of these injuries will remain undiagnosed and untreated unless laparoscopic visualization is performed. Such an examination may be useful when beginning an abortion malpractice suit. The risk of uterine perforation is increased for women who have previously given birth and for those who receive general anesthesia at the time of the abortion. (6) Uterine damage may result in complications in later pregnancies and may eventually evolve into problems which require a ysterectomy, which itself may result in a number of additional complications and injuries including osteoporosis. (6) CERVICAL LACERATIONS: Significant cervical lacerations requiring sutures occur in at least one percent of first trimester abortions. Lesser lacerations, or micro fractures, which would normally not be treated may also result in long term reproductive damage. Latent post-abortion cervical damage may result in subsequent cervical incompetence, premature delivery, and complications of labor.The risk of cervical damage is greater for teenagers, for second trimester abortions, and when practitioners fail to use laminaria for dilation of the cervix. (6) PLACENTA PRE VIA: Abortion increases the risk of placenta previa in later pregnancies (a life threatening condition for both the mother and her wanted pregnancy) by seven to fifteen fold. Abnormal development of the placenta due to uterine damage increases the risk of fetal malformation, perinatal death, and excessive bleeding during labor. (6)HANDICAPPED NEWBORNS IN LATER PREGNANCIES: Abortion is associated with cervical and uterine damage which may increase the risk of premature delivery, complications of labor and abnormal development of the placenta in later pregnancies. These reproductive complications are the leading causes of handicaps among newborns. (6) ECTOPIC PREGNANCY: Abortion is significantly related to an increased risk of subsequent ectopic pregnancies. Ectopic pregnancies, in turn, are life threatening and may result in reduced fertility. 6) PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID): PID is a potentially life threatening disease which can lead to an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy a nd reduced fertility. Of patients who have a chlamydia infection at the time of the abortion, 23% will develop PID within 4 weeks. Studies have found that 20 to 27% of patients seeking abortion have a chlamydia infection. Approximately 5% of patients who are not infected by chlamydia develop PID within 4 weeks after a first trimester abortion. It is therefore reasonable to expect that abortion providers should screen for and treat such infections prior to an abortion. 6) ENDOMETRITIS: Endometritis is a post-abortion risk for all women, but especially for teenagers, who are 2. 5 times more likely than women 20-29 to acquire endometritis following abortion. (6) IMMEDIATE COMPLICATIONS: Approximately 10% of women undergoing elective abortion will suffer immediate complications, of which approximately one-fifth (2%) are considered life threatening. The nine most common major complications which can occur at the time of an abortion are: infection, excessive bleeding, embolism, ripping or perforation of the uterus, anesthesia complications, convulsions, hemorrhage, cervical injury, and endotoxic shock.The most common â€Å"minor† complications include: infection, bleeding, fever, second degree burns, chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, gastro-intestinal disturbances, and Rh sensitization. (6) INCREASED RISKS FOR WOMEN SEEKING MULTIPLE ABORTIONS: In general, most of the studies cited above reflect risk factors for women who undergo a single abortion. These same studies show that women who have multiple abortions face a much greater risk of experiencing these complications. This point is especially noteworthy since approximately 45% of all abortions are for repeat aborters. 6) INCREASED RISKS FOR TEENAGERS: Teenagers, who account for about 30 percent of all abortions, are also at much high risk of suffering many abortion related complications. This is true of both immediate complications, and of long-term reproductive damage. (6) LOWER GENERAL HEALTH: In a survey of 1428 women researchers found that pregnancy loss, and particularly losses due to induced abortion, was significantly associated with an overall lower health. Multiple abortions correlated to an even lower evaluation of â€Å"present health. While miscarriage was detrimental to health, abortion was found to have a greater correlation to poor health. These findings support previous research which reported that during the year following an abortion women visited their family doctors 80% more for all reasons and 180% more for psychosocial reasons. The authors also found that â€Å"if a partner is present and not supportive, the miscarriage rate is more than double and the abortion rate is four times greater than if he is present and supportive. If the partner is absent the abortion rate is six times greater. (6) INCREASED RISK FOR CONTRIBUTING HEALTH RISK FACTORS: Abortion is significantly linked to behavioral changes such as promiscuity, smoking, drug abuse, and eating disorders which all contribute to increased risks of health problems. For example, promiscuity and abortion are each linked to increased rates of PID and ectopic pregnancies. Which contributes most is unclear, but apportionment may be irrelevant if the promiscuity is itself a reaction to post- abortion trauma or loss of self esteem. (6) ————————————————- 1. AbortionBritannica Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. , 1974-1990 Vol. 1 page 37 1a 2. http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion#Types 3. http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion#Methods 4. http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion_law#East 5. http://www. wisegeek. com/? what-are-the-effects-abortion. html 6. http://www. abortionfacts. com/reardon/effect_of_abortion. asp CHAPTER 3 A. SUMMARY Abortion is a surgical method for terminating a pregnancy, especially during the first 6 months. It has many reasons like because of earl y pregnancy, pregnancy and rape or incest by accident.Women are very careless today because they knew that they can handle it, but they’re wrong. There are two types of abortion, one is spontaneous but also known as miscarriage, it is the expulsion of an embryo or fetus due to accidental trauma or natural causes before approximately the 22nd week of gestation. The other one is induced abortion, is a therapeutic abortion, it is performed when the mother was raped and to preserve the life of physical or mental well-being of the mother. There are two methods of abortion.One is the medical method, they use pharmaceutical drugs so that the womb will be aborted. The other one is the surgical procedure, they use the suction aspiration or they will suck the blood or the embryo so that the fetus is smashed and can not live anymore. In the Philippines, many use medical but sometimes they do not use it because you will go to the hospital and then you will buy expensive drugs. Sometimes Filipinas who abort their child uses the procedure of sucking them but not doing it in the right place, right time and right medical instruments.The procedure they used is very illegal here in the Philippines and especially very dangerous especially to the woman who is carrying the child, it is prohibited against the law in our country. Sometimes woman who aborted their child when it was just a fetus, they just leave it in the trash bags and throw it away in the river and creeks. Here are some effects of illegal abortion: DEATH- many women die because of hemorrhage, infection, embolish, anesthesia and undiagnosed ectopic pregnancies. BREAST CANCER- the risk of breast cancer almost double after one abortion and rises even further with two or more abortions.UTERINE PERFORATION- all abortion patients may suffer perforation or their uterus, yet most of these injuries will remain undiagnosed and untreated unless laparoscopic visualization is performed. CERVICAL LACERATIONS- significant l acerations requiring structures occur on at least one percent of 1st trimester abortions. PLACENTA PREVIA- Abortion increases the risk of placenta previa in later pregnancies (a life threatening condition for both the mother and her wanted pregnancy) by seven to fifteen fold.Abnormal development of the placenta due to uterine damage increases the risk of fetal malformation, perinatal death, and excessive bleeding during labor. ECTOPIC PREGNANCY- are life threatening and may result in reduced fertility. ENDOMETRITIS- is a post-abortion risk for all women, but especially for teenagers. B. CONCLUSION Many women die everyday because of illegal abortion. Many babies too die because of abortion. I therefore conclude that any types and even the methods of abortion is illegal and bad because you are killing many human lives even if it is not yet living but still it is not right.Many effects of abortion may lead to infections or even death. In the Philippines many cases were listed about abo rtion that were illegal and many of them were not yet observe and the other cases were disapproved and been canceled. Women who had just done abortion just put their fetuses in the trash and just throw them away and never think about the life of the beings. C. RECOMMENDATION I recommend to the readers of this research paper is never use abortion because it is illegal and can lead many women to death.Killing a human being is never the answer to the problem of rape or early pregnancy because that is a gift from God and we should treasure it. If you don’t want to become pregnant you should take care of yourself. CHAPTER 4 A. BIBLIOGRAPHY http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion#History Abortion Britannica Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. , 1974-1990 Vol. 1 page 37 1a http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion#Types http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion#Methods http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Abortion_law#East http://www. wisegeek. com/? what-are-the-effects-abortion. html http://www. bortionfacts. com/reardon/effect_of_abortion. asp http://www. chritianet. com/abortionfacts/historybackgroundofabortion. htm B. SAMPLE SURVEY NAME:__________________________ DATE:____________________ AGE:________ GENDER:_________________ DIRECTIONS: Check the box if your answer to the following questions is YES or NO. QUESTIONS| YES| NO| 1. Do you have knowledge about abortion? | | | 2. Are you aware of the abortion law? | | | 3. Do you agree about abortion? | | | 4.Do you agree that abortion should be illegal? | | | 5. Do you agree that abortion should be legal? | | | 6. Do you know someone that used abortion? | | | C. PERMIT Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School Ermin Garcia St. Cor. EDSA Cubao, Quezon City Dr. Josefina T. Perlado Principal Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School Ermin Garcia St. Cor. EDSA Cubao, Q. C Dear Madam, I would like to request from your good office to allow me to conduct a survey for the purpose of my research entitled â€Å"Effects of Illegal Ab ortion† of school year 2010-2011. This is in compliance with the requirements in English IV.Rest assured that the data would be treated with confidentially. Thank you very much! Respectfully Yours, __________________________ Rowena Louise V. Eustaquio Researcher Noted by: __________________ Ms. Rivera D. CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Rowena Louise V. Eustaquio ADDRESS: 184 Ermin Garcia St. Cubao Quezon City BIRTH DATE: May 3, 1995 BIRTH PLACE: Marikina City CONTACT #: 09359623977 GENDER: Female CIVIL STATUS: Single CITIZENSHIP: Filipino RELIGION: Roman Cathoic MOTHER’S NAME: Lynn Anne V. Eustaquio OCCUPATION: Call Center ManagerFATHER’S NAME: Raul M. Eustaquio OCCUPATION: n/a SIBLINGS: 1. Lee Randolph V. Eustaquio 2. Liam Romeo v. Eustaquio 3. Regina Lorraine V. Eustaquio EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: ELEMENTARY ADDRESS SCHOOL YEAR Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Elementary School Ermin Garcia St. 2001-2007 Cubao Q. C HIGH SCHOOL ADDRESS SCHOOL YEAR Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) HS Ermin Ga rcia St. Cor 2007-2011 EDSA Cubao Q. C