Abortion Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers
What is an abortion?
A: Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an
embryo or fetus.
An abortion that occurs without intervention is known
as a what?
A: A miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion".
Miscarriage occurs in approximately what percentage of
pregnancies?
A: 30% to 40%.
When deliberate steps are taken to end a pregnancy, it
is called a what?
A: An induced abortion, or less frequently "induced miscarriage".
The unmodified word abortion generally refers to what?
A: An induced abortion.
Although it prevents the birth of a child, abortion is
not generally considered what?
A: Birth control (another term for contraception).
When properly done, abortion is one of what?
A: One of the safest procedures in medicine.
Unsafe abortion is a major cause of what?
A: Maternal death, especially in the developing world.
Making safe abortion legal and accessible reduces what?
A: Maternal deaths.
It is safer than what?
A: Childbirth, which has a 14 times higher risk of death in the United
States.
Modern methods use what?
A: Medication or surgery.
The drug mifepristone in combination with prostaglandin
appears to be as safe and effective as what during the first and second
trimester of pregnancy.?
A: Surgery.
What does the most common surgical technique involve?
A: Dilating the cervix and using a suction device.
Birth control, such as the pill or intrauterine
devices, can be used when?
A: Immediately following abortion.
When performed legally and safely on a woman who
desires it, induced abortions do not increase what?
A: The risk of long-term mental or physical problems.
In contrast, unsafe abortions (those performed by
unskilled individuals, with hazardous equipment, or in unsanitary
facilities) cause how many deaths each year?
A: 47,000.
What does the World Health Organization state about
abortion?
A: That "access to legal, safe and comprehensive abortion care, including
post-abortion care, is essential for the attainment of the highest possible
level of sexual and reproductive health".
How many abortions are performed each year in the
world?
A: Around 56 million.
Abortion rates decreased for at least two decades as
access to family planning and birth control did what?
A: Increased.
As of 2018, 37% of the world's women had access to
legal abortions without what?
A: Limits as to reason.
Countries that permit abortions have different limits
on what?
A: On how late in pregnancy abortion is allowed.
Abortion rates are similar between countries that ban
abortion and countries that what?
A: Allow it.
Historically, abortions have been attempted using what?
A: Herbal medicines, sharp tools, forceful massage, or through other
traditional methods.