Abortion and Health Risks for Women

Abortion Risks

Breast Cancer	Women under 18 who have had an induced abortion, have an increased breast cancer risk of 150%. Women aged over 30 who have aborted their first pregnancy have an increased cancer risk of 110%. Women have an overall increased breast cancer risk of 50%.
Medical Complications	Women who have had an abortion have increases in Cervical damage Sterility/Infertility Uterine Perforation Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Cervical, Ovarian, and Liver Cancer First trimester miscarriages of later pregnancies Second trimester miscarriages of later pregnancies Premature births Placenta Previs Ectopic pregnancies Death
Post Abortion Syndrome	This is real and serious. Studies in Finland found that the rate of suicide among women who had an abortion was 6 times that of women who had never had one.