Abortion Practice

by Warren M. Hern, Susan Strawn (Illustrator)

Abortion Practice is the only single-author medical textbook concerning abortion. It begins with a comprehensive view in its first chapter of The Epidemiologic Foundations of Abortion Practice. This chapter is a unique in the medical literature in presenting a public health view of pregnancy and abortion. Pregnancy is seen as a biocultural adaptation to the survival needs of the human species, and the management of pregnancy as a biocultural phenomenon that is determined by human culture. In many cultures, pregnancy is defined as a life-threatening illness, but in western culture, pregnancy is defined as normal. This reflects the role of women in western society and it affects the kinds of medical and surgical management of pregnancy that are available. Abortion alters the mortality statistics - the risk of death - for women who are pregnant. The remainder of the book provides a framework for modern abortion practice including evaluation of the patient, operative procedures and techniques, postoperative procedures, management of complications, diagnostic evaluation of pregnancy duration and fetal age, long-term risks of abortion, and program evaluation. First published in 1984 by JB Lippincott Company.

340 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Raffaello · Rating 1 out of 5]

ABORTION KILLS A HUMAN BEING, CYNICAL KILLER.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

It feels strange giving this book 5 stars, but it's very good at what it sets out to do. This is a medical textbook on how to provide 1st and 2nd trimester abortions. I am very very very glad I am finished with this book. I learned a lot – lots of stuff I didn't really want to know, but good for research. I read this 350 p book cover to cover – never let it be said I am not dedicated. A lot of the horror was couched behind technical sounding language – such as "if you have difficulty removing the calvaria [head] you can strip it of soft tissue." In other words, just rip the baby's face off. Then it should fit through the cervix. Very disturbing.

[James]

There comes a time in one's life when decisions to purchase a book are a personal decision, and one not up for debate or at the discretion of others. Much like an abortion.