Methods
Methods of unsafe abortion include:
- Trying to break the amniotic sac inside the womb with a sharp object or wire (for example an unbent wire clothes hanger or knitting needle). This method can result in infection, and injury to internal organs (for example perforating the intestines), resulting in death.
- Pumping toxic mixtures, such as chili peppers and chemicals like alum, permanganate or plant poison into the body of the woman. This method can cause the woman to go in to toxic shock and die.
- Inducing an abortion without medical supervision by self-administering abortifacient drugs obtained illegally or by using drugs not indicated for abortion but known to result in miscarriage and/or uterine contraction.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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