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Editorial
. 2022 Oct 20;14(10):e30514.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.30514. eCollection 2022 Oct.

The Medical and Financial Burden of Illegal Abortion

Grecia Rivera Rodriguez  1 , Jean Tamayo Acosta  2 , Ariel E Sosa Gomez  3 , Rosymar E Marcucci Rodriguez  4 , Gissete A Rodriguez Cintron  4 , Marjorie Acosta  5
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Editorial

The Medical and Financial Burden of Illegal Abortion

Grecia Rivera Rodriguez et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

More than a heated debate subject, abortion is a matter that has been present in human history for a very long time. As our society evolves and advances in medicine and socioeconomic systems are made, the subject of the medical procedure known as abortion appears to be a differentiator in our behaviors as a society. This article highlights the known effects and medical complications of illegal abortion and the financial impact of the procedure's legal status. A retrospective search using EBSCO, PubMed/Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE: Excerpta Medica Database, and DARE electronic databases was conducted, focused on detailing the risks of illegal abortion, the financial cost of complications, the socioeconomic impact of unwanted progeny, and the rationale behind seeking the procedure, legally or otherwise. Each author independently reviewed and extracted data to write up each assigned section, and group collaborations occurred to create the final draft. Out of the 87 resources reviewed, 16 sources were deemed eligible for this article, and their data are herein outlined.

Keywords: financial impact; health policy and advocacy; health policy making; health-care policy; illegal abortion; roe v. wade.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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