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Termination of Pregnancy In Malaysia – An Introduction to Sexual & Reproductive Rights and Termination of Pregnancy
Definitions of Terms
Unwanted Pregnancy
- a pregnancy that was not planned for or not desired by the couple or the mother at the time of conception.
- Sometimes this may be due to an abnormality of the fetus or of an illness in the mother.
Abortion
- the spontaneous expulsion or removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus at a stage of pregnancy when it is incapable of independent survival (less than 500gms or less than 22 weeks gestation).
Termination of pregnancy
- for the purpose of this module,it is confined to procedures to remove an embryo or fetus where the pregnancy is less than 22 weeks of gestation.
- If the gestation is unknown, it is where the fetus is estimated to be less than 500 gms.
Unsafe abortion
- a procedure for terminating an unwanted pregnancy either by persons lacking the necessary skills, or
- in an environment lacking the minimal medical standards, or both.
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