The Dangers of Having an Abortion

By Jody Morse, published Mar 18, 2007
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If you have been thinking about having an abortion, there are a number of different things which you should be sure to consider beforehand. Whether or not having an abortion is morally correct is not the issue here. While majority of the studies which have been performed about the dangers which are associated with abortions are often scrutinized and debated, there are a variety of different known factors which you might experience after having an abortion. Each of these factors may be negative to your health, so it is important to take one into consideration before you decide to go through with an abortion. Read on to learn about some of the things that you may be faced with when you decide to abort a baby.

One of the most common affects of an abortion is inflammation of the cervix. Although this may sound like a very harmless, insignificant side effect, the truth is that it is not. In fact, the results of this side effect tend to be very severe. One of the things that it can lead to is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, which can eventually permanently damage your pelvis. It can also lead to Cervical Cancer later on in life. It is estimated that about three thousand women die from Cervical Cancer in the United States each year.

Infertility is another very common affect of having an abortion. This is especially something that you might experience if you decide to have more than one abortion. In fact, abortions can be held as an accountable problem for at least thirty percent of women who are experiencing problems with infertility. Another thing that having an abortion may cause is complications during a later pregnancy. Some of the things that you may be faced with if you should decide to get pregnant after an abortion include premature births, an increased chance of having a miscarriage, low infant birth weights, and even infant death. If having children in the future is something that you are looking forward to, chances are that you might want to reconsider having an abortion because of these dangers.

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I like how you do not use one source to back up anything you have said in this article. You make having an abortion to be a horrible thing were so many horrendous medical complications like an inflamed cervix which is also common after childbirth. Your bit about infertility is a crock. The Mayo Clinic states that there is a very low risk of infertility in women who have had abortions. Source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/abortion/AN00633 I'm curious on what proof you have that the majority of abortions are illegally performed. I'm guessing you've never been to the site imnotsorry.net. Not all woman regret abortion. Also, you using the word "abortionist" completely rules you out as a source for abortion. It shows your bias against abortion.

Posted on 09/21/2007 at 10:09:00 PM

 
Thank you for this wonderful article, Jody. It is a breath of fresh air to read a rational, humanitarian article on this topic for once.

Posted on 08/20/2007 at 6:08:00 PM

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