1. Abortion - surgical  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
A surgical abortion is a procedure that ends a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb (uterus. There are different types of surgical abortion. Sometimes the woman needs the procedure for a health reason. This is called...• Reviewer: Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

2. Abortion  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Abortion is a generic term for pregnancies that do not end in a livebirth or a stillbirth. It is the premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception, which include the placenta, bag of waters, and fetus, if present.• Author: LORRAINE V. KLERMAN, JACOB A. KLERMAN