Understanding miscarriage or insensitive abortion: time for more defined terminology?

Article Abstract:

It may be time to use the word miscarriage rather than abortion to refer to a spontaneous pregnancy loss. Many physicians use the word abortion, but most laypersons use this word to refer to active termination of a pregnancy. A review of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found that these two journals used the word abortion rather than miscarriage six times more often than all other medical journals combined. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has recommended using the term miscarriage.

Terminology, Miscarriage

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Legal issues in the provision of medical abortion

Article Abstract:

A detailed description of the laws governing abortion in the US is presented, including physician-only laws, reporting requirements, regulation of abortion providers, informed consent, mandatory waiting periods, parental involvement requirements and the use of fetal tissue.

Laws, regulations and rules

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Medical abortion in social context

Article Abstract:

Drugs that can terminate an early pregnancy can offer women a safe alternative to surgical abortion. Mifepristone has only been available in the US for research, but doctors hope the FDA will eventually approve the drug for general use.

Usage, Abortifacients, Mifepristone

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