Should abortion be illegal?

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Both sides of the argumenthttp://womensissues.about.com/od/reproductiverights/a/AbortionArgumen.htm
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http://medicaleconomics.modernmed
icine.com/medicaleconomics/news/clinical/obstetricsgynecology-womens-health/abortionright-or-outrage#section2
http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki
/Medical_Reasons_for_Abortion

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http://womensissues.about.com/od/reproductiverights/a/AbortionArgumen.htm
-An abortion can result in medical complications later in life; the risk of ectopic
pregnancies doubles, and the chance of a miscarriage and pelvic inflammatory
disease also increases.
- Abortion frequently causes intense psychological pain and stress
FOR
-Abortion is a safe medical procedure. The vast majority of women - 88% - who
have an abortion do so in their first trimester. Medical abortions have less than
0.5% risk of serious complications and do not affect a woman's health or future
ability to become pregnant or give birth.
-In the case of rape or incest, forcing a woman made pregnant by this violent act
would cause further psychological harm to the victim. Often a woman is too
afraid to speak up or is unaware she is pregnant, thus the morning after pill is
ineffective in these situations.

Chelsea Lucas

http://afterabortion.org/1999/abortion-risks-a-list-of-major-physicalcomplications-related-to-abortion/
-Approximately 10% of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from
immediate complications, of which one-fifth (2%) were considered major.
-a 1997 government funded study in Finland, women who abort
are approximately four times more likely to die in the following year than women
who carry their pregnancies to term.
-The Finland researchers found that compared to women who carried to term,
women who aborted in the year prior to their deaths were 60 percent more likely
to die of natural causes, seven times more likely to die of suicide, four times
more likely to die of injuries related to accidents, and 14 times more likely to die
from homicide.
-Legal abortion is reported as the fifth leading cause of maternal death in the
United States
-the risk of death following abortion remains higher in each of the first ten years
following the abortion.
-the risk of death increases with each abortion, 45% after one abortion, 114%
after two abortions, and 192 percent after three or more abortions.
-Women with a history of one abortion face a 2.3 times higher risk of having
cervical cancer, compared to women with no history of abortion.
-Between 2 and 3% of all abortion patients may suffer perforation of their uterus,
-Significant cervical lacerations requiring sutures occur in at least one percent of
first trimester abortions. Lesser lacerations, or micro fractures, which would
normally not be treated may also result in long term reproductive damage.
-Abortion increases the risk of placenta Previa in later pregnancies (a condition in
which the placenta partially or wholly blocks the neck of the uterus, so
interfering with normal delivery of a baby)
-Women who had one, two, or more previous induced abortions are, respectively,
1.89, 2.66, or 2.03 times more likely to have a subsequent pre-term delivery,
compared to women who carry to term. Prior induced abortion not only increased
the risk of premature delivery, it also increased the risk of delayed delivery.

http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Medical_Reasons_for_Abortion
The health of the baby serious birth defects can be detected through an
amniocentesis test. Conditions such as:
Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease and spina bifida. Abortion can
prevent a child from growing up with a condition that will affect their quality of
life.

Chelsea Lucas

The health of the mother some mothers have medical conditions that might
prevent them from safely giving birth to a child.

http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medicaleconomics/news/clinical/obstetrics-gynecology-womens-health/abortion-right-oroutrage#section2
-Abortions are sometimes needed to save the lives or health of pregnant women,
several medical experts said
-the National Right to Life Committee, issued a statement saying that its position
is "to allow abortion if necessary to prevent the death of the mother."
-The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued a statement
saying: "Abortions are necessary in a number of circumstances to save the life of
a woman or to preserve her health. Unfortunately, pregnancy is not a risk-free
life event."

Chelsea Lucas