There are many types or methods of performing an abortion. One way is suction abortion. This is also known as vacuum aspiration. This is the procedure where a suction tube is inserted through the dilated cervix into the womb. A powerful vacuum then, tears the placenta from the uterus and dismembers the body of the developing child. It sucks the pieces into an attached jar. During this procedure there is a chance that the uterus can be punctured.

Another type is dilation and curettage (D & C). This type is usually preformed between seven and twelve weeks of a pregnancy. The doctor inserts a curette, which is a loop-shaped knife, into the womb through the dilated cervix. The curette scrapes the wall of the uterus. The baby is cut into pieces.

A type similar to the dilation and curettage abortion is the dilation and evacuation (D & E). The difference between the two is that in thi

In the United States, the legalization of abortion started in 1966 when the state of Mississippi passed a law allowing abortion in case of rape. "In the following four years, other states expanded the use of abortion to include cases in which a pregnancy threatens a woman's heath, the fetus has serious abnormalities, or the pregnancy is the result of incest which is sexual intercourse between close relatives," (Encarta Encyclopedia: section V). In early 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States decided two cases, Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton, that effectively legalized abortion for any reason before the 24th week of pregnancy the point when the fetus is viable. The law allowed individual states to enact laws restricting abortion after viability, except in cases when abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother.

In 1992 the Alan Guttermacher Institute counted 1,528,900 abortions in the U.S. and going by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 1,359,145. The numbers are both different but they are both rather large. The U.S. Abortion rate for 1992: 26 of every 1000 women aged 15-44 had an abortion. The U.S. abortions ratio for 1992: There were 27.5 abortions for every 100 live births. Using the AGI statistic, there have been over 35 million abortions in the U.S. since 1973.

In 1976 the Supreme Court acknowledged the right of pregnant girls under the age of pregnant girls under the age of 18, known as mature minors, to have abortions. Three years later the court ruled that states might require the consent of one parent of a minor requesting an abortion. Consent is not necessary if a confidential alternative form of review, such as a ju

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