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Would More Women Die If Not for Legalization? By Christina Dunigan Demetrice Andrews, age 22, underwent an abortion on October 17, 1988. She became progressively ill, and was finally admitted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Demetrice suffered multiple organ failure. She died on November 9, 1988. It is ironic that Demetrice was admitted to […]
10/12/2012 According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, approximately 45 percent of abortions are repeat abortions. Two new studies released last month have found increased risks for women who undergo multiple abortions. One study, co-authored by Elliot Institute director Dr. David Reardon, found that women who undergo abortions have an increased risk of death: A single induced […]
One of our past posts included the stories of five women in Maryland who died as a result of abortion, and whose deaths were never counted as abortion-related in any official statistics. Here’s a link to an article about another “invisible death” on the RealChoice blog — that of 17-year-old Latachie Veal, who died in […]
9/18/12 A new study has found that women who undergo multiple abortions have an increased risk of preterm birth in a subsequent pregnancy. According to a report: A new study released from Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare finds women who have multiple abortions have a greater risk of premature birth and low-birthweight babies […]
Springfield, IL (September 7, 2012) — A single induced abortion increases the risk of maternal death by 45 percent compared to women with no history of abortion, according to a new study of all women of reproductive age in Denmark over a 25 year period. In addition, each additional abortion is associated with an even […]
