“A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ABOUT LEGAL AND ILLEGAL ABORTION CIRCUMSTANCES IN PAKISTAN AND IS EFFECTS ON THE SOCIAL ETHICS OF THE SOCIETY”

Abstract

It is clear that the Penal Code of Pakistan makes provision for abortion if the life of the mother is endangered, yet the fact that no data is available concerning legally Induced and Therapeutic Abortion, indicates restrictive interpretation of the law by the medical profession. It was, therefore, proposed to carry out a study of “Concept of Induced Abortion in Our Society” was conducted in 11 Family Health Centers of Lahore. The majority of respondents (82.7%) had an unfavorable attitude to induced abortion but still they were aborting and only few respondents (1.3%) did not aborted their baby because their abortion was spontaneous. The predominant reasons for abortion were poor economic condition (29.3%), failing contraceptive method (46.7%) and medical problems (10.7%). Only few clinics were using Evacuation and curettage (E&C). Induced abortion seems to be fairly common among married women of high parity, advanced age, and low educational status. Keeping in view the large number of terminations, we should inform people about the harmless effects of abortion.
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