Unsafe abortion Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Methods== Methods of unsafe abortion include: * Trying to break the [[amniotic sac]] inside the [[Uterus|womb]] with a sharp object or wire (for example an unbent wire [[clothes hanger]] or [[knitting needle]]).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Grimes DA, Benson J, Singh S, Romero M, Ganatra B, Okonofua FE, Shah IH | title = Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic | journal = Lancet | volume = 368 | issue = 9550 | pages = 1908β1919 | date = November 2006 | pmid = 17126724 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69481-6 | s2cid = 6188636 }}</ref> This method can cause infection or injury to internal organs (for example perforating the uterus or [[intestines]]), resulting in death.<ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Soubiran A |author-link=AndrΓ© Soubiran|title=Diary of a Woman in White|publisher=Avon Books|year=1969|edition=English|pages=98β99}} citing {{Cite book|title=Fatal Abortions| vauthors = Modnor H |author-link=Henri Mondor|year=1935}}</ref> The uterus softens during pregnancy and is very easy to pierce, so one traditional method was to use a large feather.<ref name=avery-family>{{cite book | vauthors = Avery M |chapter = My Family Speaks | title = Confessions of an Abortionist: Intimate Sidelights on the Secret Human, Sorrow, Drama and Tragedy in the Experience of a Doctor Whose Profession it is to Perform Illegal Operations | publisher = Haldeman-Julius Company | year = 1939 | edition = First }}. Accessed 14 December 2012. </ref> * Pumping toxic mixtures, such as [[chili pepper]]s and chemicals like [[alum]], [[Lysol]], [[permanganate]], or [[herbicide|plant poison]] into the body of the woman. This method can cause the woman to go into [[toxic shock]] and die.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7328830.stm |title=Saving Nigerians from risky abortions| vauthors = Walker A |website=BBC News |date=April 7, 2008 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> * Inducing an abortion without medical supervision by self-administering [[abortifacient]] over-the-counter drugs, drugs obtained illegally, or by using drugs not indicated for abortion but known to result in miscarriage or uterine contraction. Drugs that cause [[uterine contraction]]s include [[oxytocin]] (synthetic forms are [[Pitocin]] and [[Syntocinon]]), [[prostaglandin]]s, and [[ergot alkaloid]]s. Risks include [[uterine rupture]], [[irregular heartbeat]], a rise in blood pressure ([[hypertension]]), a drop in blood pressure ([[hypotension]]), [[anemia]] requiring [[blood transfusion|transfusion]], cardiovascular problems, [[pulmonary edema]], and death, as well as intense [[bronchospasm]]s in women with [[asthma]].<ref name=uterine>{{cite web |url=http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/St-Wr/Uterine-Stimulants.html#b |title=Uterine stimulants |website=Encyclopedia of Surgery |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page