Q & A about Abortion Risks
A. Yes, scarring or other injury during an abortion may prevent or place at risk future wanted pregnancies. The risk of miscarriage is greater for women who abort their first pregnancy. Women who undergo one or more abortions have an increased risk of delivering prematurely in future pregnancies. (pre-term delivery is associated with higher rates of cerebral palsy, as well as other complications such as brain, respiratory, bowel and eye problems).
A. According to several medical group studies, abortion can increase your chance of suffering from breast cancer later on in life. How can this be? Until a woman becomes pregnant and carries her baby to term, her breasts are not fully mature. Abortion interrupts the natural process of breast development through pregnancy, leaving breast with more cells that can become cancerous.
A. There is evidence that abortion is associated with a decrease in emotional health. For some women these negative emotions may be very strong and can appear within days or after many years. This psychological response is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder. Some symptoms are:
If you have ever had an abortion, you probably feel very much alone with the memories of your experience. For many women, their abortion was very traumatic, be it the circumstances which led them to abortion, the actual abortion procedure, or the days following their abortion.
Question… more then a million American women will have an abortion this year, yet hardly any of them will talk about it. Why is that?
Many women feel conflicted about their choice for abortion. On one hand their heart says “this is my child, and I will do what it takes to protect and nurture this baby”… yet on the other hand through circumstances, or outside pressures, the mind says “this is not a good time to have a baby… abortion is legal and easy, it will be as if nothing ever happened and everything will go back to how it was before I got pregnant”. However, for many women, life never does go back to how it was before they were pregnant.
If you feel that your life was marked by your abortion, there is someone you can speak with at Alternatives. For more information and to have your questions answered contact us at (916)880-4040, or e-mail us at info@aprc.info. Everything is confidential, and many women have been where you’re at. Know that there is hope, you can get your life back, healing is possible. Thousands of women (and men) will seek and receive help this year; you can be one of them.
