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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
卷 24, 期 4, 页码 431-441出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2010.02.012
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criminal abortion; maternal mortality; women's rights; an embolism; puerperal sepsis
Abortion is mentioned in ancient medical texts but the effectiveness of the methods described is doubtful Attitudes varied from apparent disapproval by Hippocrates to open approval in Ancient Rome In mediaeval times abortion was practised by women in secret and this continued during the 19th and early 20th centuries Despite being illegal in England induced abortion became more common in Victorian times as the population grew At the same time the link between criminal abortion and maternal mortality became increasingly clear, and if a woman died after a procedure the abortionist (sometimes a midwife) could be sentenced to death The law was mole tolerant of abortions performed by registered doctors. In the 20th century pressure grew for its legalisation. At the time of the 1967 Abortion Act, abortion was the leading cause of maternal death in the UK but within fifteen years death from illegal abortion had been abolished. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
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