Contents:
- Medical Video: What The Average Abortion Looks Like
- Abortion in Indonesia
- Abortion facts that are important for you to know
- 1. Abortion may or can be done if the baby does not develop (Provocatus Medisinalis Abortion)
- 2. Abortion is considered an act of murder (Criminal Provocate Abortus)
- 3. Complications can occur in women who have an abortion
- 4. The act of abortion is more dangerous than giving birth
- 5. Abortion is performed at the age of the womb no more than 24 weeks
- 6. Abortion causes traumatic and depressive effects
- 7. Abortion does not affect fertility
Medical Video: What The Average Abortion Looks Like
Abortus provokatus which in Indonesia is better known as abortion is the act of ending the period of pregnancy prematurely. Until now, abortion still raises pros and cons. There are some countries that legalize the practice of abortion for any reason, on the contrary there are also those who forbid abortion at all.
In Indonesia, abortion is only legalized with the approval of a doctor based on certain medical reasons or considerations that can endanger the health condition of the mother or there are problems with the fetus. Find out the facts of abortion in this article.
Abortion in Indonesia
Before knowing about the facts of abortion, first know about abortion in Indonesia. In Indonesia, the law of abortion is regulated in Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health and Government Regulation Number 61 of 2014 concerning Reproductive Health. The law states that abortion in Indonesia is not permitted, with exceptions due to medical emergencies that threaten the life of the mother or the fetus, as well as for rape victims.
The act of abortion on the basis of a medical emergency can only be done after obtaining approval from pregnant women and their partners (except for rape victims) and certified health care providers, as well as through pre-action counseling and / or consultation carried out by competent and authorized counselors.
Although it is clearly stipulated in the law, there are many other cases of abortion that are done intentionally - apart from certain medical conditions. Quoted from the CNN page according to data from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) 2008, the national average maternal mortality rate (MMR) reached 228 per 100 thousand live births. Of these, deaths from abortion were recorded at 30 percent.
Meanwhile, the 2013 report from the Australian Consortium for In-Country Indonesian Studies showed that there were 43 percent of abortions per 100 live births in 10 major cities and 6 districts in Indonesia. The abortion was carried out by women in urban areas by 78% and women in rural areas by 40%.
Most women who have abortions in large urban areas in Indonesia for reasons of unwanted pregnancies. In fact, with any reason, with the exception of medical reasons, abortion is something that is not recommended.
Abortion facts that are important for you to know
Here are some facts about abortion that you know:
1. Abortion may or can be done if the baby does not develop (Provocatus Medisinalis Abortion)
The first fact of abortion is that abortion can be done because of medical factors such as the occurrence of a pregnancy outside the uterus (ectopic pregnancy). This must also be based on a doctor's recommendation before performing an abortion procedure.
2. Abortion is considered an act of murder (Criminal Provocate Abortus)
Every new life begins at the moment of conception that is successfully carried out. This is an undeniable biological fact. This also applies to animals or humans. Well, generally illegal abortions, which are not based on medical conditions, will be done early in pregnancy, where conception has just occurred. Even so, the fetus in your stomach has begun to develop. This is what makes abortion indirectly said to be an act of murder.
3. Complications can occur in women who have an abortion
When or after an abortion complications will occur. Complications occur because the abortion is not clean, handling is incorrect or not in accordance with the procedure. Well, this is what will endanger the safety of the mother and even the fetus. Especially if an abortion is performed without proper procedures, this will only increase the risk of birth defects and even maternal death.
4. The act of abortion is more dangerous than giving birth
In some facts, the mortality rate due to abortion is higher than the mortality rate in women who give birth. Basically, just like giving birth, abortion can also cause complications. However, this depends on the practice of abortion. The most dangerous thing is when having an abortion at a place where illegal practices are handled by people who do not have qualified medical skills and are not supported by equipment that complies with surgical standards.
5. Abortion is performed at the age of the womb no more than 24 weeks
Abortion cannot be done arbitrarily whenever desired by a woman. In some countries the doctor is allowed to have an abortion at the time of uterine age is still very young, in the first trimester and some allow it to the second trimester. Even so, having an abortion at the age of the womb reaching the third trimester is prohibited because it is related to the life of the fetus and the mother who is pregnant.
6. Abortion causes traumatic and depressive effects
For some people, whether due to certain medical conditions or intentionally done, abortion can leave deep traumatic effects and even depression. This is generally caused by the emergence of guilt from within themselves because it has killed the life of the fetus in the womb.
7. Abortion does not affect fertility
Some people think abortion can cause infertility for women. However, in fact this is not the case. The reason is only one thing that can affect a woman's pregnancy if she has had an abortion before, which is a higher risk of having a miscarriage. Even so, this is a very rare case. Overall, abortion will not affect a woman's ability to become pregnant, nor the health of the mother and fetus during the next pregnancy.
