The prevalence and the reasons of issuing permission for therapeutic abortion in department of forensic medicine, Kermanshah, Iran, during 2005 to 2010

Sharifi, Azam; Janatolmakan, Maryam; Khatony, Alireza

doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4622-4

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“…In Iran, for the first time in 1997 the permission for abortion was issued only for fetal major thalassemia and anencephaly cases before ensoulment which was estimated to be around 19 weeks including 81% fetal and 19% maternal (25). According to a 6 years study of 1664 cases of abortion applicants in Fars Province, 79.6% were fetal and 20.4% maternal (26,27).…”

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Therapeutic abortion in Iran: an epidemiologic study of legal abortion in 2 years

Mahdavi

Jafari

Azimi

et al. 2020

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Objectives Unsafe abortion is one of the most important causes of death and disability among mothers in countries where abortion is illegal. These conditions have changed since then. The present study has investigated the cases who were referred to the legal medicine organization to receive abortion permission. This country level cross sectional retrospective study, investigated all the cases who were referred to the legal medicine centers of Iran for abortion permission during 2015 to 2017. The results were analyzed using SPSS software version 21. Results From 21477 applicants, 15617 (72.71%) received permission including 14367 (91.99%) for fetal abnormalities and 1250 (8.01%) for maternal diseases. The most common fetal abnormalities/disorders were nervous system malformations (26.4%), chromosomal abnormalities (18.4%) and of maternal diseases were circulatory system diseases (43.9%), neoplasms (13.4%) and genitourinary system diseases (9.9%). The most common reasons for not permission were lack of supplementary documents to prove (38.8%), not competency with the criteria (33.9%), and gestational age of more than 19 weeks (25.8%).

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Therapeutic abortion in Iran: an epidemiologic study of legal abortion in 2 years

Mahdavi

Jafari

Azimi

et al. 2020

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“…eir number of permitted issues seems low for this province in this wide time range. At that time, public awareness might be lower due to cultural and socioeconomic determinants [22].…”

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Characteristics and Indications of Legal Abortion among the Pregnant Women in Lorestan Province of Iran during 2017–2019

Fatemi

Akbari

2020

Advances in Public Health

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Background. Legal abortion is a challenge from the viewpoint of ethics and religion. The present study was conducted to investigate the frequency of fetal and maternal indications of legal abortion and also the maternal characteristics in Lorestan Province of Iran. Methods. As a descriptive cross-sectional study, all the cases with issued permits for legal abortion were selected by a census during 2017–2019. Descriptive data analysis was used to report the results. Event rates with Poisson 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated based on the regional population. Results. A total of 305 cases were selected. The mean age of the mothers was 31.61 ± 7.48 years, and the mean of gestational age was 15.76 ± 2.80 weeks. Demographically, most cases were from Khorramabad city (101 cases) followed by Borujerd (51 cases) and Doroud (46 cases). The overall event rate was 1.732 per 10,000 individuals (95% CI: 1.543–1.938) of the general population of the region per 3 years. Fetal disturbance of the brain and spine was the most prevalent reason of abortion (24.92%, 95% CI: 19.63%–31.19%) followed by Down syndrome (19.34%, 95% CI: 14.73%–24.95), hydrops fetalis (12.79%, 95% CI: 9.09%–17.48%), and anencephaly (12.79%, 95% CI: 9.09%–17.48%). Conclusion. From each 10,000 individuals of the population, one to two cases of legal abortion were screened per 3 years. More than 90% of cases had fetal indication. In cities with lower event rates, we should plan for better screening.

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“…The mufti claimed that innocent life should be protected even if it was conceived as a result of rape [29]. Since 2005 abortion has been legal in Iran in cases when the mother's life is in danger and in cases of fetal abnormalities before week 19 of the pregnancy [30,31].…”

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Abortion in Countries with Restrictive Abortion Laws—Possible Directions and Solutions from the Perspective of Poland

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The tendency towards the radicalization of abortion law is observed in numerous countries, including Poland. The aim of the present paper was to determine the main factors influencing the number of abortions performed worldwide and to indicate the main directions which should be followed to improve the patients’ well-being. The authors conducted their search in the PubMed of the National Library of Medicine and Google Scholar. Databases were extensively searched for all original and review articles/book chapters in English until June 2021. The main problems associated with the contemporary policy of birth regulation include no possibility of undergoing a termination because of the conscience clause invoked by the medical personnel, restrictive abortion law and lack of sexual education. Minimal changes that should be considered are: improved sex education and the availability of contraception, free access to abortion-inducing drugs with adequate information provided by qualified medical personnel in countries with a conscience clause invoked by the personnel, and the development of an international network which would facilitate undergoing a pregnancy termination abroad to provide women with access to legal abortion assisted by professional medical personnel.

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The prevalence and the reasons of issuing permission for therapeutic abortion in department of forensic medicine, Kermanshah, Iran, during 2005 to 2010

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Therapeutic abortion in Iran: an epidemiologic study of legal abortion in 2 years

Therapeutic abortion in Iran: an epidemiologic study of legal abortion in 2 years

Characteristics and Indications of Legal Abortion among the Pregnant Women in Lorestan Province of Iran during 2017–2019

Abortion in Countries with Restrictive Abortion Laws—Possible Directions and Solutions from the Perspective of Poland

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