Effects of abortion
The effects of abortion are two-fold: the unborn child is terminated, and the mother is physically, emotionally, and spiritually injured. But abortion is highly profitable to the people performing it. One doctor can perform tens of thousands of abortions for a fee of several hundred dollars apiece, totalling many millions of dollars.
The injuries to the mother from abortion include:
- increased risk of breast cancer
- increased risk of infertility, due to scarring resulting from the abortion
- if there are future-born children, increased risk of premature births that will cause the future children to suffer greatly
- several emotional problems, most notably depression[1]
- increased risk of suicide
- increased risk of other devastating problems
While the unborn child obviously dies from the procedure, there is growing evidence the unborn child suffers severe pain from the procedure before dying. No one denies that the pain is felt by unborn children in more advanced stages of pregnancy, and "researchers ... studying responses during fetal surgery, say theyâve observed flinching or physiological changes like an increase in stress hormones in fetuses even at 18 weeksâ gestation."[2]
References
- â Women who aborted their first pregnancy are 138% more likely to be clinically depressed:"Clinical Depression After Unintended Pregnancy Linked To Abortion", AfterAbortion.org
- â http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/04/14/is-fetal-pain-the-newest-abortion-battleground/