More in detail, the "therapeutic abortion represents a" voluntary interruption of pregnancy which can also be carried out once the 90 days of gestation envisaged by the current legislation have elapsed (law 194/1978).
The execution of the therapeutic abortion can take place by means of drugs or by surgery. The choice to carry out one type of treatment rather than another basically depends on the week of gestation in which the woman is, on the presence of any drug allergies, on the reason why it is necessary to terminate the pregnancy, etc.
Although the medical treatments put in place to perform the therapeutic abortion are generally considered safe, it should be noted that the development of possible complications increases as gestation proceeds.
they constitute a serious and effective danger to the life of the woman;
