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ABORTO TERAPEUTICO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pregnancy
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- therapeutic abortion
1, record 1, English, therapeutic%20abortion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An induced abortion performed because continuation of pregnancy might threaten the patient's life or severely affect her health ... 2, record 1, English, - therapeutic%20abortion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grossesse
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avortement thérapeutique
1, record 1, French, avortement%20th%C3%A9rapeutique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Avortement provoqué pour éviter à la mère les dangers que la grossesse peut représenter pour sa vie ou sa santé. 2, record 1, French, - avortement%20th%C3%A9rapeutique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embarazo
- Derecho de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aborto terapéutico
1, record 1, Spanish, aborto%20terap%C3%A9utico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aborto por razones médicas 2, record 1, Spanish, aborto%20por%20razones%20m%C3%A9dicas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interrupción voluntaria de un embarazo, por indicación médica, debido a razones de salud de la madre. 3, record 1, Spanish, - aborto%20terap%C3%A9utico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una confusión ampliamente presente en muchos ambientes es entre aborto eugenésico y aborto terapéutico. [...] Nada tiene que ver el aborto terapéutico con el aborto eugenésico. El llamado aborto terapéutico es la interrupción del embarazo en un estado de inviabilidad del feto o embrión, dado que este embarazo está causando un deterioro grave de la salud de la madre, le puede causar daños severos e irreversibles que pueden producirle la muerte. 4, record 1, Spanish, - aborto%20terap%C3%A9utico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Obstetric Surgery
- Pregnancy
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- eugenic abortion
1, record 2, English, eugenic%20abortion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An abortion performed because of possible fetal defects. 2, record 2, English, - eugenic%20abortion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The eugenic abortion applies when it is diagnosed that the child will have a serious psychic and/or physical disability. 3, record 2, English, - eugenic%20abortion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie obstétrique
- Grossesse
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avortement eugénique
1, record 2, French, avortement%20eug%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Avortement pratiqué lorsqu'il existe une forte probabilité que l'enfant à naître soit atteint d'une affection d'une particulière gravité, reconnue comme incurable au moment du diagnostic. 2, record 2, French, - avortement%20eug%C3%A9nique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía obstétrica
- Embarazo
- Derecho de salud
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aborto eugenésico
1, record 2, Spanish, aborto%20eugen%C3%A9sico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interrupción del embarazo debido a un defecto o enfermedad del feto. 2, record 2, Spanish, - aborto%20eugen%C3%A9sico
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una confusión ampliamente presente en muchos ambientes es entre aborto eugenésico y aborto terapéutico. Aborto eugenésico es la interrupción del embarazo con la intención de matar al embrión o feto, dado que presenta una anomalía genética valorada negativamente por la madre o las personas que pueden tomar esa decisión [...] Nada tiene que ver el aborto terapéutico con el aborto eugenésico. El llamado aborto terapéutico es la interrupción del embarazo en un estado de inviabilidad del feto o embrión, dado que este embarazo está causando un deterioro grave de la salud de la madre, le puede causar daños severos e irreversibles que pueden producirle la muerte. 3, record 2, Spanish, - aborto%20eugen%C3%A9sico
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