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News Release — 3/18/2024 Abortion increases the risk of cardiovascular disease according to a new study of over one million Medicaid patients.1 The increased risk varies from 16% to 267% within the first six months of a first live birth depending on the number of abortions women had previously undergone. Similar elevated rates of cardiovascular disease were also […]
Washington, DC (11/10/2023)—Women exposed to abortion of a first pregnancy face elevated rates of subsequent psychiatric admissions, and longer hospitalization, than women who carry a first pregnancy to term, according to a new peer reviewed study published in the International Journal of Women’s Health. Figure 1: Average rate of psychiatric inpatient admissions per patient per year, prior […]
Gulf Breeze, FL (Feb. 1, 2023) — Women who feel pressured to have abortions blame their abortions for a decline in their mental health, according to a new peer reviewed study. They were also more likely to say their abortions led to frequent feelings of grief, loss, and disruption of their lives and relationships. “Over 60% of women who […]
While it is common to talk about laws that allow abortion in cases where it is necessary to save a woman’s life, in fact there is little or no medical evidence that it is ever clearly necessary. In 2012, in response to efforts to legalize abortions in their country, Irish doctors launched the Dublin Declaration, which […]
Teens face a higher risk of suffering abortion related complications. This is true of both physical and emotional risks, including immediate, short-term and long-term complications. Below is a listing of the findings of relevant medical studies for adolescents: Teens are 6 times more likely to attempt suicide if they have had an abortion in the last […]
