From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion#Postabortion_physical_issues
Postabortion physical issues
- The exact risk and type of complications depend on the abortion method as well as the clinical and hygienic conditions. Studies found that in developed countries where abortion is legal the risk of serious physical complications of an abortion is less than 1%. In countries where abortion is illegal, this percentage is much higher, although the exact figure is unknown. This is due to the inherently dangerous nature of unregulated illegal surgery by doctors of dubious skill. Use of "traditional medicine" methods (overdoses of various drugs, inserting various objects into uterus) for abortions is also very dangerous. Serious complications from abortions done outside of professional clinics may include infections, bleeding, and in many cases lead to death.
- A specific complication that can arise, especially with repeated abortions by a dilatation and curettage, is the development of Asherman syndrome.
The
Abortion-Breast Cancer (ABC) hypothesis is based on the fact that during early
pregnancy,
hormone levels increase significantly. This initiates
cellular differentiation (growth) in the
breast preparing for
lactation. The ABC
hypothesis states that if the pregnancy is aborted before full differentiation in the third
trimester, then more "vulnerable" undifferentiated cells would be left than prior to the pregnancy; resulting in an elevated risk of
breast cancer. The majority of interview based studies have indicated a link, some are statistically significant, but there is a debate as to how reliable they are given that the controversial nature of
abortion may create
recall bias. The most recent
meta-analysis published in
The Lancet (March 2004) of 53
epidemiological studies concluded that there was no ABC link. Nevertheless, gaps remain in the research and the "ABC link" is still a hot campaigning issue in anti-abortion circles.
THA WILD said:
Killing is killing. What part of that do you not understand? And abortion is a form of baby killing. For you to justify abortion, you will also have blood on your hands.
Do you ever spare a thought for the poor sperm you waste when you masturbate or have protected sex? Sperm is a living entity, a human life, and you are killing it. How can you sleep at night?
What about the 'morning after pill', are you against that? That is, in the view of many, a form of abortion.
Besides, what percentage of abortion cases involve such a situation that you mentioned? Less then 1/100th of a percent?
Between 0.1% and 0.2%, one or two per thousand. In the United States, this is.
Pregnancy from rape is rare, and it's not a good argument for abortion.