If You Think That Abortion

Is A Safe Procedure,

Please Keep Reading...

..............Short Term Complications..............

* 1 in 10 women undergoing elective   

  abortion will suffer immediate    

  complications, of which one-fifth are  

  considered life-threatening.

*Complications that can occur form an abortion are:

              - tearing or puncturing of the uterus

              - excessive bleeding

              - blood vessel blockage

              - hemorrhage

              - toxic shock

              - chronic abdominal pain

              - infection

              - convulsions

              - cervical injury

              - fever

              - vomiting

"Physical Health Risks of Abortion: Scientific Studies Reveal Significant Risk, " The Elliot Institute,

http://www.w-cpc.org/abortion/physical.html

...............Long Term Complications...............

Complications with future pregnancies, such as excessive bleeding, premature delivery, cervical damage, and sterility are risks of abortion.

Acta/Obstretrics and Gynecology Scandinavia, Vol 58., 1979, pp. 491-494.

The risk of having a tubal (ectopic) pregnancy increases by 30% after one abortion and 12% of all maternal deaths are due to ectopic pregnancies.

American Journal of Public Health, Vol 72, 1982, pp. 253-256.

........................Breast Cancer.......................

It cannot be said that all women who have breast cancer have had abortions.  Similarly, not all women who have had abortions will get breast cancer.  Nevertheless, abortion is the most preventable risk factor for breast cancer.

First Way Abortion Causes Breast Cancer

Women have the right to know that 28 out of 37 worldwide studies have independently linked induced abortion with breast cancer.  Thirteen out of fifteen studies conducted on American women report increased risk.  Seventeen studies are statistically significant; sixteen of which found increased risk.  Most of the studies have been conducted by abortion supporters.  The first study was published in an English publication in 1957 and focused on Japanese women.  It showed a 2.6 relative risk or 160% increased risk of breast cancer among women who have had an induced abortion.  [Segi et al. (1957) GANN 48 (Suppl.):1-63]

These studies suggest that an induced abortion causes biological changes in a woman's breasts which make them more susceptible to cancer.  These biological changes are one of two ways in which abortion causes breast cancer.  The biological rationale for this phenomenon can be found on our ABC Summary page.  Delayed first full term pregnancy is a second way in which abortion causes this disease. 

Abortion is an "elective surgical procedure and a woman’s exposure to the hormones of early pregnancy -- if it is interrupted -- is so great, that just one interrupted pregnancy is enough to make a significant difference in her risk" [Professor Joel Brind, President, Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, Endeavour Forum Public Meeting, August 24, 1999, Malvern, Victoria, Australia].

Because American Women already face a high lifetime risk of developing breast cancer of about 12.5 percent, boosting that risk by even a small percentage through the procurement of a single induced abortion is comparable to the risk of lung cancer from long-term heavy smoking.  Approximately 1 in 100 women who have had an abortion is expected to die as a result of abortion-induced breast cancer.

 All information found at: http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/index.html

The Coalition on Abortion and Breast Cancer

For More information see: http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/The_Link.htm