DETAILS ABOUT ABORTION
HEALTH: DETAILS ABOUT ABORTION BY; Akinola Fatimoh Abortion is said to be a procedure to end a pregnancy, it involve taking a medicines or having a surgical procedure. The difference between abortion and miscarriage is; Abortion is the termination of pregnancy voluntarily while Miscarriage is the termination of pregnancy involuntarily. Historically, the first recorded evidence of induced abortion is from the egyptian, ebers papyrus in 1550CE. many of the methods employed in early cultures were non-surgical. Also in the early roman catholic church,abortion was permitted for make fetus in the first 40 days of pregnancy and for female fetuses in the first 80-90 days. Abortion is a controversial topic in nigeria. Abortion in nigeria is governed by two laws that differ depending on geographical location. Northern nigeria is governed by the penal code and Sourthern nigeria is governed by the criminal code. *The only legal way to hav...
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