Appropriate actions against abortion - Other Views. RALEIGH — I drive by an abortion clinic many days.
It's near my home and just around the corner from where my children went to high school. The parking lot is always full, except on Sundays when it's closed. Supporting Abortion Rights. Subscribe TodayRSS Newsfeed Our Newsletter Page Not Found We're sorry but the page you requested could not be found.
With the launching of our new website, our reports and other resources have moved to new locations. We apologize for any inconvenience, and hope the links below will help you find what you are looking for. National Abortion Federation: Women Who Have Abortions. Printable version of this fact sheet (PDF file, 29K) Each year, almost half of all pregnancies among American women are unintended.1 About half of these unplanned pregnancies, 1.3 million each year, are ended by abortion.1,2 There are many myths and misconceptions about who gets abortions, and why.
The fact is that the women who have abortions come from all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. If current rates continue, it is estimated that 35% of all women of reproductive age in America today will have had an abortion by the time they reach the age of 45.3 The incidence of abortion can be tracked in two different ways. What Are The Dangers Of Teenage Pregnancy? Teen pregnancy is life changing.
While most teen pregnancies are unplanned, even a planned pregnancy has risks and potential complications. While teen pregnancy rates have declined over the past 10 years, 22 of 1000 high school students still get pregnant each year, according to a report on the website Pregnant Teen Help. Nearly 1 million babies are born to teens each year, including 18- and 19-year-olds, and not all of them are ready for or want the responsibility. An estimated 70 percent of pregnant teens drop out of school, according to Pregnant Teen Help, and only half of those young women have jobs. Reasons for dropping out of high school include physical problems, such as morning sickness, and emotional problems, such as body image embarrassment, a fear of bullying or sexual harassment. Compared to non-teen mothers, teen moms have higher rates of medical conditions such as high blood pressure or preeclampsia, reports Aetna InteliHealth.
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We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. Teen pregnancy: Medical risks and realities continued... These medical risks affect the pregnant teen, who may need to take medications to control symptoms. But they can also disrupt the unborn baby's growth. And, they can lead to further pregnancy complications such as premature birth. Premature birth A full-term pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Low-birth-weight baby Teens are at higher risk of having low-birth-weight babies. STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) Continue reading below... For teens who have sex during pregnancy, STDs such as chlamydia and HIV are a major concern. Postpartum depression Pregnant teens may be at higher risk of postpartum depression (depression that starts after delivering a baby), according to the CDC. Feeling Alone and Isolated.
Physical Aftereffects of Abortion. Physical effects of abortion Fact sheets, news, articles, links to published studies & more psychological risks page physical risks fact sheets (pdfs) breast cancers cancer.
Physicians For Life - Abstinence, Abortion, Birth Control - Actual Cases Of Physical Damage From Legal Abortion. Dr.
David Reardon & British researchers published a report in the 9/02 British Medical Journal which asserts that women who have abortions are more likely to die in the years following the procedure than mothers who give birth. Of 173,000 Californians, those women who aborted their unborn child were twice as likely to die in the next two years. According to Dr. Education > Abortion > Abortion Statistics - 07/26/2012. Abortions in the United States.
Abortion Risks: A list of major psychological complications related to abortion. Printable Fact SheetsPhysical ComplicationsRisk Factors for Psychological ComplicationsMore articles on abortion risks REQUIREMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT: A study of the medical records of 56,741 California medicaid patients revealed that women who had abortions were 160 percent more likely than delivering women to be hospitalized for psychiatric treatment in the first 90 days following abortion or delivery.
Rates of psychiatric treatment remained significantly higher for at least four years.1,3 Rate of hospitalization after abortion compared to childbirth=1.0 Since many post-abortive women use repression as a coping mechanism, there may be a long period of denial before a woman seeks psychiatric care. These repressed feelings may cause psychosomatic illnesses and psychiatric or behavioral in other areas of her life. Researchers in Finland have identified a strong statistical association between abortion and suicide in a records based study (see figure at the right). Confession of an Ex-Abortionist By Dr. Bernard Nat.
I am personally responsible for 75,000 abortions.
This legitimises my credentials to speak to you with some authority on the issue. I was one of the founders of the National Association for the Repeal of the Abortion Laws (NARAL) in the U.S. in 1968. The Case Against Abortion. Abort73.com / The Case Against Abortion Medical Testimony A new human being comes into existence during the process of fertilization. It is false to claim that no one knows when life begins and dishonest to argue that abortion does not kill a human being. Why Doctors Perform Abortions. Many abortion doctors began performing abortions because they felt they were helping women but later stopped and began speaking out against having abortions. Here are direct quotes from some of these doctors. Dr. Bernard Nathanson - New York City, New York.