Spontaneous, induced, or therapeutic abortions are defined by the cause of pregnancy termination through a viable period. Induced or therapeutic abortions are also determined by the social, religious, psychological, biological, and legal factors that continue to pose challenges. Figure 1. Types of abortion Owing to legal challenges, induced abortions are not permitted in many countries and lead to unsafe abortions, with a high rate of complications and mortality among women.
Studies conducted over the years have evaluated such unsafe abortions and have eventually established the need for legal bodies, laws, and timely intervention by prenatal caretakers to make safe abortions feasible and permissible at all ages, before or after viability. Iran is one such country where induced pregnancy is not considered legal and requires special permission. The first case of fetal major thalassemia…
