Medical Matters

Medical matters overview

This section deals with medical matters in relation to pregnancy and why abortion is not necessary to help a woman through a difficult pregnancy.

Basically,

• Abortion is never necessary to solve complications in pregnancy

• Some rare conditions may require inducing the premature delivery of the child to save the mother’s life, after which all efforts will be made to keep the child alive

• Abortion is not a necessary part of the treatment of cancer in pregnant women

• Abortion is not necessary to prevent a woman with an unwanted pregnancy from commiting suicide

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• Ireland's Position
  
• Minor Complications
  
• Pre-eclampsia
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Cancer
• Heart Disease
• Suicide
• Miscarraige
• Stillbirth
• Personal Stories: Medical