ICD·index Chapters ENESDE
JA00.1 category

Induced abortion

Definition

Induced abortion (also referred to as Artificial termination of pregnancy) is a complete expulsion or extraction from a woman of an embryo or a fetus (irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy), following a deliberate interruption of an ongoing pregnancy by medical or surgical means, which is not intended to result in a live birth. Induced abortions are distinct from cases of spontaneous abortion and stillbirth.

Inclusions

  • therapeutic abortion

10 subordinate codes

Also indexed as

APLA - [abortus provocatus lege artis]Illegal abortionInduced abortionNonmedical induced abortionabortion induced for legal indicationsabortion induced for medical indicationsabortion induced for psychiatric indicationsartificial termination of pregnancylegal Interruption of pregnancylegal abortionlegal termination of pregnancylegally induced abortionmedical abortiontherapeutic abortiontherapeutic termination of pregnancy

Nearby in Abortion