Assertion: Second trimester abortions are much more complicated.\ Reason : After 12 weeks, the fetu

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Assertion: Second trimester abortions are much more complicated.\ Reason : After 12 weeks, the fetus becomes intimately associated with the maternal tissues.\

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(a) : MTP is comparatively safe upto 12 weeks (the first trimester) of pregnancy. It becomes more risky after the first trimester period of pregnancy as the fetus becomes intimately associated with the maternal tissues.