Physical Health Risks

One of the main contributing factors to why abortion should be banned is the physical health risks it generates.

The most serious of these health risks is the link between abortion and breast cancer. This is caused by the disturbance of women hormones during pregnancy. Dr Joel Brind stated that abortion leads to breast cancer because during the process, it leaves the breast cells in a state permanently where it is not active, nor able to grow. In this state the cells are vulnerable to react negatively.

Furthermore, these facts show that women who have had an abortion increase their risk of developing breast cancer by 50%, and in New Zealand 1 in 10 women develop this risk. In addition, the statistics provided by Dr Janet Daling, prove the link between abortion and breast cancer. These findings show that undergoing an abortion increases the risk of breast cancer by 150% for women under the age of 18, also that the risk is increased by 110% for women at the age of 30 and above. This subsequently amounts in relative to the total 50% risk of developing breast cancer after having a termination.

Another physical health problems that are resulted from abortion are future ectopic pregnancies. This is when the fetus is not planted in the uterus, but in the Fallopian Tube. The risk of developing ectopic pregnancies increases by 30% after having an abortion and it quadruples after having two or more. This type of pregnancy is fatal as those who develop this risk have a 12% chance of dying in their future pregnancies.

Other secondary but not minor physical health risks are Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases (PID), Abruptio Placenta, Infertility and other infections.

Moreover, the physical health problems that are presented when having an abortion are many, and overlooking the risks that are involved when making a decision about abortion is negligent. Therefore, these risks over weigh the problems that occur when keeping the baby.