If an untrained person induces an abortion and severely punctures the posterior vaginal wall, there is a potential risk of the puncture wound extending onward into the wall of the

Posterior means behind, so behind the wall is the segment known as the rectum wall. A puncture into the rectum wall can be very life threatening as the amount of bacteria in the colon can infect the wound. Once infected it could even become Septic and the patient can suffer from Septic Shock.