An abortion is "the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus." Abortions can be spontaneous or induced by deliberate medical or other intervention; abortions that are not induced by deliberate intervention are called spontaneous abortions or miscarriages.[1]
Abortion is a less-discussed cause in the effective altruism community. Some effective altruists support reducing abortions (whether spontaneous or induced) as a cause area on the grounds that:
Effective altruists may also draw attention to the suffering experienced by fetuses due to late-term abortions.
This tag is for discussion of abortion as a cause area and as an issue that affects members of the effective altruism community.
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