Question 1

Roe v.Wade attempted to legalize abortion while increasing states' rights to restrict the nature of abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Vomiting and foul-smelling vaginal discharge are unpleasant but normal side effects of abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which first-trimester abortion method takes the least time to complete?

Accepted Answer

A) aspiration 
B) medical 
C) induction 
D) dilation and evacuation 
A) aspiration 
B) medical 
C) induction 
D) dilation and evacuation

Question 4

The birth parents and the adoptive parents know something about one another and may meet in a(n)_______________ adoption.

Accepted Answer

A) closed 
B) open 
C) temporary 
D) confidential 
A) closed 
B) open 
C) temporary 
D) confidential

Question 5

What is the most frequent cause of spontaneous abortions?

Accepted Answer

A) substance abuse 
B) surgical intervention 
C) chromosomal abnormality 
D) medical intervention 
A) substance abuse 
B) surgical intervention 
C) chromosomal abnormality 
D) medical intervention

Question 6

Which of the following is a pro-life view?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have a moral obligation to carry through a pregnancy if they choose to have sex. 
B) Distinction needs to be made between different stages of fetal development. 
C) Preserving the fetus in the early gestation period is not a moral concern. 
D) Discrimination in health care may result from banning abortion. 
A) Women have a moral obligation to carry through a pregnancy if they choose to have sex. 
B) Distinction needs to be made between different stages of fetal development. 
C) Preserving the fetus in the early gestation period is not a moral concern. 
D) Discrimination in health care may result from banning abortion.

Question 7

A medical abortion involves

Accepted Answer

A) taking two different medications. 
B) using emergency contraception. 
C) taking pills plus undergoing dilation. 
D) taking pills plus undergoing curettage. 
A) taking two different medications. 
B) using emergency contraception. 
C) taking pills plus undergoing dilation. 
D) taking pills plus undergoing curettage.

Question 8

Be able to identify some of the physical complications that may occur following an abortion,and also be able to explain how these complications can be minimized.

Accepted Answer

Some physical complications that may occ

Question 9

Which of the following has been identified as a key factor in more than 40 percent of abortions?

Accepted Answer

A) rape 
B) poverty 
C) incest 
D) age 
A) rape 
B) poverty 
C) incest 
D) age

Question 10

The most general meaning of the word abortion is

Accepted Answer

A) a spontaneous expulsion of a fetus. 
B) the same thing as miscarriage. 
C) an artificially induced expulsion of a fetus. 
D) any ending of a pregnancy. 
A) a spontaneous expulsion of a fetus. 
B) the same thing as miscarriage. 
C) an artificially induced expulsion of a fetus. 
D) any ending of a pregnancy.

Question 11

Another name for suction abortion is

Accepted Answer

A) medical abortion. 
B) saline instillation. 
C) dilation and evacuation. 
D) dilation and curettage. 
A) medical abortion. 
B) saline instillation. 
C) dilation and evacuation. 
D) dilation and curettage.

Question 12

A method of late-term abortion that makes use of medications to cause uterine contractions is called

Accepted Answer

A) induction abortion. 
B) D&E. 
C) suction curettage. 
D) D&C. 
A) induction abortion. 
B) D&E. 
C) suction curettage. 
D) D&C.

Question 13

The rate of abortion has shown a slow but steady increase since its legalization in 1973.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements about public funding of abortions is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal funds are used to pay for the abortions of any woman receiving welfare. 
B) U.S.law prohibits public funds of any kind from being used to pay for abortions. 
C) All states use nonfederal funds to assist poor women seeking medically necessary abortions. 
D) Some states use nonfederal funds to assist poor women seeking medically necessary abortions. 
A) Federal funds are used to pay for the abortions of any woman receiving welfare. 
B) U.S.law prohibits public funds of any kind from being used to pay for abortions. 
C) All states use nonfederal funds to assist poor women seeking medically necessary abortions. 
D) Some states use nonfederal funds to assist poor women seeking medically necessary abortions.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about dilation and evacuation is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) It may require cervical dilation overnight before the procedure is completed. 
B) It is used primarily in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. 
C) It typically does not involve anesthesia. 
D) The more advanced the pregnancy,the easier this procedure is. 
A) It may require cervical dilation overnight before the procedure is completed. 
B) It is used primarily in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. 
C) It typically does not involve anesthesia. 
D) The more advanced the pregnancy,the easier this procedure is.

Question 16

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that more than one in _______________ American women will have an abortion by the age of 45.

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) three 
C) six 
D) ten 
A) one 
B) three 
C) six 
D) ten

Question 17

The term viable means that a pregnancy exists and the fetus is developing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following attitudes toward abortion is held by a slight majority of Americans?

Accepted Answer

A) Abortion does not matter to them in any way. 
B) Abortion should be legal under any circumstances. 
C) Abortion should be illegal in all circumstances. 
D) Abortion should be legal under certain circumstances. 
A) Abortion does not matter to them in any way. 
B) Abortion should be legal under any circumstances. 
C) Abortion should be illegal in all circumstances. 
D) Abortion should be legal under certain circumstances.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a post-abortion danger sign?

Accepted Answer

A) fever over 100$\circ$F 
B) moderate vaginal bleeding 
C) normal menstruation not resumed after 6 weeks 
D) fainting 
A) fever over 100$\circ$F 
B) moderate vaginal bleeding 
C) normal menstruation not resumed after 6 weeks 
D) fainting

Question 20

Which of the following is a reason that a woman typically chooses a medical abortion rather than an aspiration abortion?

Accepted Answer

A) It mimics a natural miscarriage. 
B) It does not involve an invasion of the uterus by instruments. 
C) It feels more private than a surgical procedure. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) It mimics a natural miscarriage. 
B) It does not involve an invasion of the uterus by instruments. 
C) It feels more private than a surgical procedure. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Exam 7: Abortion

Roe v.Wade attempted to legalize abortion while increasing states' rights to restrict the nature of abortion.

Vomiting and foul-smelling vaginal discharge are unpleasant but normal side effects of abortion.

Which first-trimester abortion method takes the least time to complete?

The birth parents and the adoptive parents know something about one another and may meet in a(n)_______________ adoption.

What is the most frequent cause of spontaneous abortions?

Which of the following is a pro-life view?

A medical abortion involves

Be able to identify some of the physical complications that may occur following an abortion,and also be able to explain how these complications can be minimized.

Which of the following has been identified as a key factor in more than 40 percent of abortions?

The most general meaning of the word abortion is

Another name for suction abortion is

A method of late-term abortion that makes use of medications to cause uterine contractions is called

The rate of abortion has shown a slow but steady increase since its legalization in 1973.

Which of the following statements about public funding of abortions is TRUE?

Which of the following statements about dilation and evacuation is TRUE?

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that more than one in _______________ American women will have an abortion by the age of 45.

The term viable means that a pregnancy exists and the fetus is developing.

Which of the following attitudes toward abortion is held by a slight majority of Americans?

Which of the following is NOT a post-abortion danger sign?

Which of the following is a reason that a woman typically chooses a medical abortion rather than an aspiration abortion?

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