Abortion, Legal

"Abortion, Legal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (POPLINE Thesaurus, 1991)

Descriptor ID	D000029
MeSH Number(s)	E04.520.050.055
Concept/Terms	Abortion, Legal Abortion, Legal Abortions, Legal Legal Abortion Legal Abortions Abortion on Demand Abortion on Demand

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Abortion, Legal".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Obstetric Surgical Procedures [E04.520]
Abortion, Induced [E04.520.050]
Abortion, Legal [E04.520.050.055]

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