Is Termination of Early Pregnancy Permissible for Controversial or Non-Medical Reasons? The Opinion of Final Year Students Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum 2015.

  • Asim Zaki Mohammed Zaki Retired teacher Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, faculty of medicine university of Khartoum
  • Alaa Abbas Ahmed Ali 6th year medical student, faculty of medicine university of Khartoum
  • Lujain Mardi Mohammed Ahmed 4th year medical student, faculty of medicine university of Khartoum

Abstract

pregnancy could be terminated therapeutically if its continuation will endanger mother's life. But there are many Situations in which early pregnancy is terminated for controversial or reasons which are strictly non medical examples:-Abortion on request (unplanned pregnancy, exposure to radiation, TORCH infection, teratogenic medicines, following rape, and existence of congenital abnormality), fetal selection, fetal reduction, some methods of birth control that interfere with implantation, and emergency contraception.

Published
2017-06-01
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ZAKI, Asim Zaki Mohammed; AHMED ALI, Alaa Abbas; MOHAMMED AHMED, Lujain Mardi. Is Termination of Early Pregnancy Permissible for Controversial or Non-Medical Reasons? The Opinion of Final Year Students Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum 2015.. Gezira Journal of Health Sciences, [S.l.], v. 13, n. 1, june 2017. ISSN 1810-5386. Available at: <http://37.60.236.48/index.php/gjhs/article/view/112>. Date accessed: 03 june 2026.
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