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Descriptor English: Abortion, Illegal
Descriptor Spanish: Aborto Ilegal
Descriptor aborto ilegal
Entry term(s) aborto criminal
Scope note: Interrupción ilegal del embarazo
Descriptor Portuguese: Aborto Ilegal
Descriptor French: Avortement illégal
Entry term(s): Abortion, Criminal
Abortions, Criminal
Abortions, Illegal
Criminal Abortion
Criminal Abortions
Illegal Abortions
Tree number(s): I01.198.240.089
SP9.242.569.803.872.187
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000024
Scope note: Illegal termination of pregnancy.
Annotation: don't forget also check tags HUMANS & FEMALE & PREGNANCY; for abortifacients in crim abort see note on ABORTION, INDUCED
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2025; see ABORTION, CRIMINAL 1966-2024
History Note: 2025 (1966)
DeCS ID: 26
Unique ID: D000024
NLM Classification: W 867
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2024/06/06
Abortion, Illegal - Preferred
Concept UI M0000029
Scope note Illegal termination of pregnancy.
Preferred term Abortion, Illegal
Entry term(s) Abortion, Criminal
Abortions, Criminal
Abortions, Illegal
Criminal Abortion
Criminal Abortions
Illegal Abortions



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