'''Abortion''' is the induced termination of a [[pregnancy]].<ref>American Heritage Dictionary definition, [http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/A0020700.html abortion]</ref> Abortion is a billion-dollar industry<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/03/09/fetal.tissue/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8247</ref> in the United States and Western Europe except for [[Ireland]], [[Malta]] and [[Poland]], where it is generally illegal.<ref>On April 10, 2007, Portugal legalized abortion up until the 10th week of pregnancy, with some conditions placed on the obtaining of consent for the abortion. Abortion remains illegal in Ireland, Malta and Poland. See http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=50451</ref>
'''About 80% of women who see an ultrasound of their unborn child decide '''notto abort''' to abort.<ref>http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/145703/abortion_foes_use_ultrasound__focus_on_the_family_budgets/</ref> Millions of women who had an abortion later suffer psychologically or physically from it, and support groups exist to help.<ref>http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20020120abortion0120p3.asp</ref> Many victims of abortion finding healing by speaking out against and discouraging similar harm to other mothers and their children.
==Health risks from abortion==
Abortion always stops the beating heart of the unborn child. Abortion also causes breast cancer, future premature birth, and other long-term health problems for the mother, as described below. Many victims of abortion finding healing by speaking out against and discouraging similar harm to other mothers and their children.
[[Image:Abortion Hurts Women.jpg|thumb|right|Walk for Life rally]]