Author Question: Medical abortion _________ A) is generally performed after 13 weeks gestation. B) presents a ... (Read 83 times)

aabwk4 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Medical abortion _________

A) is generally performed after 13 weeks gestation.
B) presents a lower risk of serious side effects than surgical abortion.
C) is less controversial than other forms of abortion as it arguably can be considered contraception rather than a true abortion.
D) is legal in some European countries but not in the United States.

Question 2

Abortions performed in the first trimester _________

A) are less medically risky than in the past, but still have a higher death rate than delivery at term.
B) most often use the intact dilation and evacuation technique.
C) represent 90 of the total number of abortions.
D) are associated with a higher risk of miscarriage and birth defects with future pregnancies.