Which term describes abortion due to natural causes?

• A. Induced abortion
• B. Therapeutic abortion
• C. Spontaneous abortion/miscarriage
• D. Quickening

Answer: (C)

Spontaneous abortion, commonly known as miscarriage, describes pregnancy loss that occurs due to natural causes without any intentional action to end the pregnancy. It differs from induced abortion, which is a deliberate termination, and from therapeutic abortion, which is an induced termination for medical reasons to protect the mother's health or the fetus’s well-being. Quickening refers to the first fetal movements and is not itself an abortion. Therefore, the term for abortion due to natural causes is spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).