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Below is a description of the immediate abortion risks:
Pelvic Infection: Germs (bacteria) from the vagina or cervix may enter the uterus during the abortion and cause an infection in the pelvic region. Antibiotics can treat infections but, in rare cases, a repeat suction abortion, hospitalization and/or surgery may be required.

Incomplete abortion risks: An incomplete abortion outlines that part of the fetus, or other products of pregnancy (placenta), may not drain completely from the uterus, requiring further medical procedures. This may result in infection and bleeding.

Blood clots in the uterus: Blood clots that produce severe cramping can also occur. The clots usually are removed by a repeat surgical abortion procedure.

Heavy bleeding: Some bleeding is typical after an abortion. Heavy bleeding (hemorrhaging) is not common and may be treated by repeat suction (surgical abortion), medication or, rarely, surgery. Be sure to ask your doctor to explain heavy bleeding and what to do if it happens.

Cut or torn cervix: The opening of the uterus (cervix) may be torn because the abortionist must stretch it open to allow medical instruments to pass into the uterus during surgical abortion procedures.

Puncture/Tear of the wall of the uterus: A medical instrument can cut through the wall of the uterus during a suction abortion procedure. Perforation can lead to infection, heavy bleeding or both, depending on the severity of the cut. Surgery may be required to repair the uterine tissue, and in serious cases, a hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) may be required.

Anesthesia-related complications: As with other surgical procedures, anesthesia increases the risk of complications associated with abortion. Due to these riskd, many surgical abortion procedures are completed without benefit of anesthesia which can entail a great deal of physical pain to the woman.

Rh Immune Globulin Therapy: Genetic material found on the surface of a woman's red blood cells are known as the Rh Factor. If a woman and her fetus have different Rh factors, she must receive medication to prevent the development of antibodies that would endanger future pregnancies.

Scar tissue on the uterine wall. A surgical abortion can result in the growth of scar tissue in the uterus, a condition known as Asherman's syndrome. This can lead to abnormal, absent or painful menstrual cycles, future miscarriages and infertility.
Possible side effects and abortion risks of D&E abortion:

A hole in the uterus (uterine perforation) or other damage to the uterus.

Injury to the bowel or bladder.

A cut or torn cervix (cervical laceration).

Incomplete removal of the unborn child, placenta, or contents of the uterus requiring an additional operation.

Complications from anesthesia, such as respiratory problems, nausea and vomiting, headaches, or drug reactions.

Inability to get pregnant due to infection or complication from an operation.

A possible hysterectomy as a result of complication or injury during the procedure.

Hemorrhage (heavy bleeding).

Emergency treatment for any of the above problems, including the possible need to treat with an operation, medicines, or a blood transfusion.

Abortion Risk - Impact on Future Pregnancies:
Complications associated with an abortion, or having multiple abortions, may make it difficult to have children in the future.

In addition, some research suggests a possible link between abortion and an increased risk of the following in future pregnancies:

Vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy

Preterm birth

Low birth weight

Placenta problems, such as retained placenta

An incompetent cervix poses risks for future pregnancies - particularly during the second trimester - including: premature birth, pregnancy loss. In such cases, surgery might be needed to repair the damage before a woman can conceive another child.

A weakened or damaged cervix can lead to the potential for the cervix to open prematurely (incompetent cervix) in a subsequent pregnancy. This is more likely to affect women who have had multiple surgical abortions.

Emotional, Psychological and/or Physical Abortion Risks:
Because every person is different, one woman's reaction to an abortion will certainly be different from another's at a spiritual, emotional, psychological or physical level. These impacts can vary over time, depending on the mental health of the post-abortive person.

After an abortion, a woman may have both positive and negative feelings regarding her choice, even at the same time. It's typical to feel instant relief due to the fact that the procedure is over and that she is no longer in an unplanned pregnancy. However, after a few months, this relief can be replaced with many other emotional reactions.

One woman may feel sad that she was in a position where all of her choices were difficult ones. She may feel emotionally sad about ending her pregnancy. She may also experience a sense of emptiness or guilt, wondering whether or not her decision was correct.

Some women who describe these feelings find they go away with time. Others find them more difficult to overcome as time advances.

Certain factors can increase the chance that a woman may have a difficult adjustment to an abortion.

The lack of counseling before consenting to an abortion can be troublesome after an abortion.
When help and support from family and friends are not available, a woman's adjustment to the decision may be more of a problem.

If a woman felt forced into the abortion decision as a result of pressure from the father of the child, her family or friends, she may become angry and withdraw from these individuals after the abortion.

If the woman felt like she had no choice but to have an abortion, she often experiences complicated emotions afterwards.

Other reasons why a woman's long-term response to an abortion can be poor are often related to past events in her life. For example, bad feelings could last longer if she is unused to making major life decisions or already has serious emotional problems.

Talking with a professional and/or objective counselor can help a woman to receive education that allows her to consider her decision fully before she takes any action. It is essential to find a source of information that does not benefit financial from the abortion decision. Pregnancy centers are the best source of information and support to women considering abortion as well as assisting them emotionally after an abortion (abortion recovery). To find a local pregnancy center that provides this level of support, visit Help In Your Area.

Other documented emotional reactions to abortion include, but aren't limited to:

Acute feeling of grief

Depression

Anger

Fear of disclosure

Preoccupation with babies or getting pregnant again

Nightmares

Sexual dysfunction

Termination of relationships

Emotional coldness

Increased alcohol and drug abuse

Eating disorders

Anxiety

Flashbacks of the abortion procedure

Anniversary syndrome

Repeat abortions

Suicide

Medical Emergencies
In the case of a medical emergency, an abortionist may not be required to comply with any condition which, in the physician's medical judgment, he or she is prevented from satisfying because of the medical emergency. This includes abortion.

Go to the emergency room if you experience any of the following after an abortion:

Heavy bleeding occurs (2 or more pads/hour)

Pain is severe or not controlled by pain medication

You have fever

You have difficulty breathing

You have chest pain

You are disoriented

If you are considering abortion because of your circumstances, know that you can change your situation. If you aren't sure about this choice, take time to find out "why" you have these feelings before you rush to have an abortion. Pregnancy centers are available to help you in any situation regardless of your decision. Find your local pregnancy center by visiting Help In Your Area.

Abortion risks are difficult to outline completely because post-abortive people rarely admit to making this choice, even with their physicians. Planned Parenthood, the world's largest abortion provider, estimates that as many as one out of every three American women have endured an abortion. If abortion is so common, why does no one ever talk about it afterwards? Post-abortive silence is likely related to emotional impact of abortion - shame, guilt, fear of judgment, etc.

Sadly, post-abortive silence means that it is difficult to understand the long term impact of this choice. As a result, it is very difficult to identify long-term trends relating to the physical risks of abortion over the lifetime of a woman. The list below outlines the initial abortion risks risk of the abortion procedure versus long-term risks.
Types of Abortion:
Abortion risks can vary depending upon the procedure and stage of pregnancy.

During a medical abortion, a woman takes medication in early pregnancy to abort the fetus. Typically medical abortions are done up until nine weeks gestation.

In a surgical abortion, the fetus is removed from the uterus - typically with a vacuum device, a syringe or a spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge (curet) - as a surgical procedure (also called "suction curettage").

A D&E (Dilatation and Evacuation) abortion procedure is typically done after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The procedure begins when the doctor opens (or dilates) the cervix. The uterus is then scraped and the unborn child and placenta are removed. After 16 weeks, the unborn child and placenta are removed, piece-by-piece, using forceps or other instruments.

REFERENCE: Abortion Risks Louisiana and Texas Department of State Health Services.

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Below is a description of the immediate abortion risks: Pelvic Infection: Germs (bacteria) from the vagina or cervix may enter the uterus during the abortion and cause an infection in the pelvic region. Antibiotics can treat infections but, in rare cases, a repeat suction abortion, hospitalization and/or surgery may be required.

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"My girlfriend is pregnant, and she wants to have an abortion."

Jason called us early one Friday morning. He was 19 years old. The tone in his voice told us he was upset, distressed, and confused.

"I tried to talk her out of it. I want my baby. But she scheduled the appointment. What can I do? What are my rights?"

This is not the first time we have had a young man call our office in this situation. Sadly, calls from young men and fathers are some of the most heartbreaking we get.

Why?

In our country today, a father does not hold any legal rights over his unborn child, nor does he have any legal say in the mother's decision to have an abortion.

It's undisputed scientific fact that both a man and a woman are equally involved in the creation of a human child, and they are equally biological parents of that child. However, in 1976, the Supreme Court decision Planned Parenthood of Missouri v. Danforth eliminated a man's legal right to be involved in the decision to abort that child. Father's don't even have to be notified, should the mother decide to receive an abortion.

So without any legal help, what is left for a father like Jason to do?

Fathers are only able to offer their love, support, and encouragement to the mother, hoping she'll change her mind. But for men like Jason, if the woman decides to have an abortion, there isn't much else they can do.

This is a tragic reality that many people, even pro-lifers, often forget.
Abortion hurts men too.
Estimates show that around 55 million men in this country have been impacted by abortion at some point in their lives. These men bear the scars of abortion, and they often suffer in silence.

That being said, one thing is important to note: not every story is like Jason's.

The National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing, Inc., founded in 1990, works with a variety of researchers and psychotherapeutic professionals in the U.S. and abroad and to develop post-abortion support services. From their work and research, they have found that the role of men in an abortion situation can be varied, but these are the typical scenarios:

1. I knew she was pregnant and I tried to stop her, but I couldn't.

2. I knew she was pregnant, and I didn't want her to have the abortion, but it's her body so I went along with it.

3. I completely supported her decision to have the abortion.

4. I forced her to have the abortion, even though she really didn't want to have it.

5. I had no idea she was pregnant, and I didn't find out until after she had the abortion.

The different roles men play in the abortion experience often affects if, when, and how they are impacted by the abortion. Sometimes the suffering is immediate - and other times, it manifests itself years later. One thing, though, is for sure: abortion hurts men too.

How do we know this?

Although there are not many published studies on the impact that abortion has on men, the few that have been conducted have interesting results.

According to a report published by Dr. Catherine T. Coyle, from the University of Wisconsin Madison, a review of 28 published studies on the side-effects of abortion on men revealed:

Men are more inclined to repress their emotions during the abortion decision. Some men have stated that they feel they should support their partners and this what they "should" do. Because abortion is portrayed as a "women's issue," the decision is often left up to the woman.

Known pro-choice sociologist and emeritus professor at Drexel University, Arthur Shostak, affirmed this in an interview with U.S. News, focusing on the effect of abortion on men. He said,

"One of the most difficult sentences that I know of in the English language is this: 'Honey, I have just learned that I am pregnant, and we are going to have an abortion.' It brings astonishing information - and also resolution - in just a sentence. And it's not, 'Honey, I'm pregnant - what are we going to do?' So, it's a double blow for men, and I think that's got to change. I'm arguing we can redefine an unwanted pregnancy more usefully as a couple's challenge - not a woman's problem."

1. Relationships suffer following abortion. Results from studies on relationship failure following abortion range anywhere from 25-75%.

2. Many men have expressed a need for counseling, with most men agreeing the abortion was not an easy experience at all.

3. Some men deal with grief, anxiety, guilt helplessness, and anger, leading to substance abuse, risky behaviors, and depression following an abortion experience.

One study published in 2000, in which researchers recruited over 300 women and men involved in first trimester abortions, found that being involved in a first-trimester abortion can be highly distressing for both women and men. Among the results were the following:

"Before the abortion, 56.9% of women and 39.6% of men were much more distressed than their respective controls. Three weeks after the abortion, 41.7% of women and 30.9% of men were still highly distressed."

Despite the sparseness of research, there is still plenty of evidence to suggest that men suffer in the aftermath of abortion, just like women.

It takes immense courage and emotional strength for a man to share his personal experience with abortion, especially when modern society and the media push the notion that a man has no place in the abortion decision, that it's a woman's issue, and he should be silent.

But many such men have come forward, and their stories should be heard.

These are stories from men who've played different roles in the abortion experience and who bear painful wounds because of it, whether they are mental, emotional, or spiritual.

To read a few written testimonies from different men on their abortion experience, click here, here, and here.

A Hollywood movie producer, Jason Jones, is well-known for his pro-life films such as Bella and Crescendo. What is the motivation behind his work? Jason shares his powerful story that started when he was just a teenager who found out his girlfriend was pregnant and later had an abortion. You can watch his testimony here.

You can also watch four fathers unveil the impact abortion had on them in this video.

If abortion didn't hurt men or impact them in some way, then they would not need post-abortive counseling, therapy, or healing.

But the fact of the matter is, counseling and healing for men after abortion does exist...

Because men are hurting and there is a need.

If you, a family member, or a man you know is suffering in the aftermath of abortion, whether it was recent or long ago, please know you are not alone. These fantastic organizations and ministries exist to help guide men (and women) through their journey of grief to peace and healing.
Rachel's Vineyard
877 HOPE 4 ME (877-467-3463)

Confidential email service - click here.
Deeper Still
(865) 524-3313
info@GoDeeperStill.org
For General Inquiries:

Please contact Sheppard Tucker: Sheppard.Tucker@GoDeeperStill.org

For Retreat Inquiries:

Please contact Jacque Murphy: Jacque.Murphy@GoDeeperStill.org

Several pregnancy resource centers (including many in Illinois) offer post-abortive healing/counseling for men and women as well. If you need help finding a local resource for post abortion counseling, or if you would just like someone to talk to, please call us or email us:
Illinois Right to Life
312.422.9300
info@IllinoisRightToLife.org

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"My girlfriend is pregnant, and she wants to have an abortion." Jason called us early one Friday morning. He was 19 years old. The tone in his voice told us he was upset, distressed, and confused. "I tried to talk her out of it. I want my baby.

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Arguments, Evidence, and Abortion Policy

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Unscientific state laws require providers to make fake scientific arguments that induced abortion harms women

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A Down syndrome man speaking about why he deserves to live.

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Video of Special Olympian Frank Stephens' 2017 testimony in front of Congress is going viral again after actor Ashton Kutcher posted it to his Facebook page last week with the message "Everyone's life is valuable." Kutcher's post comes amid a reignited debate partly led by New York's recent passing of a controversial state law that loosens the rules on abortion, and Virginia's proposed bill that would eliminate a requirement for two physicians to certify that a third-trimester abortion is necessary to prevent the woman's death or impairment of her mental or physical health.

The move to secure states' rights on abortion comes as pro-choice activists voice concern that the newly elected Supreme Court will work to overturn the 1973 Roe V. Wade decision that made abortions legal.

Virginia Democratic Del. Kathy Tran, the sponsor of her state's Repeal Act, has said that it "eliminates medically unnecessary and unduly burdensome requirements that make it difficult to make health care decisions about their own bodies."
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Several other states including Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Massachusetts and New Mexico have either loosened regulations on the procedure or passed new laws to expand access.

Many who commented on Kutcher's post took pro-life stances arguing against the recent legislation, although the actor did not mention any laws in his initial post.
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In Oct. 2017, Stephens headed to Capitol Hill to plead his case against elective abortion for babies with Down syndrome, and movingly declared, "I am a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living."

Stephens argued to allocate federal funding for research that would help people with Down syndrome.

"Sadly, across the world, a notion is being sold that maybe we don't need research concerning Down syndrome," Stephens testified, in part. "Some people say prenatal screens will identify Down syndrome in the womb and those pregnancies will just be terminated. It's hard for me to sit here and say those words. I completely understand that the people pushing this particular 'final solution' are saying that people like me should not exist. That final view is deeply prejudice by an outdated idea of life with Down syndrome. Seriously, I have a great life!"

Kutcher's post had been viewed over 5.4 million times since it was posted last Friday.

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"The right to abortion is not a real right," says Lila Rose, the founding president of the pro-life organization Live Action, in a new documentary from The Atlantic. Rose first attracted national media attention in 2008, when, under the tutelage of James O'Keefe-the conservative provocateur who brought down ACORN-she orchestrated multiple undercover sting operations at Planned Parenthood. In a statement, Planned Parenthood said, "Live Action has a history of doctoring video [and] making false claims, and has no credibility."

Rose is no longer a scandal-making firebrand. Recently, she has remarketed herself as a "human-rights activist" at the forefront of a culture war. Her polished public persona inverts the talking points of modern feminism.

"The popular narrative has been that abortion is going to somehow empower women," Rose says in the film, "when we know that it's an act of violence against our children."

In the film, Rose states her goal plainly: to effectually reverse Roe v. Wade. To this end, she pushes out anti-abortion content on social-media platforms every day to an audience of millions.

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The Face of the Millennial Anti-Abortion Movement

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"The right to abortion is not a real right," says Lila Rose, the founding president of the pro-life organization Live Action, in a new documentary from The Atlantic. Rose first attracted national media attention in 2008, when, under the tutelage of James O'Keefe-the conservative provocateur who brought down ACORN-she orchestrated multiple undercover sting operations at Planned Parenthood.

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The debate over whether abortion should be a legal option has long divided people around the world. Split into two groups, pro-choice and pro-life, the two sides frequently clash in protests.

Proponents of legal abortion believe abortion is a safe medical procedure that protects lives, while abortion bans endanger pregnant people not seeking abortions, and deny bodily autonomy, creating wide-ranging repercussions.

Opponents of legal abortion believe abortion is murder because life begins at conception, that abortion creates a culture in which life is disposable, and that increased access to birth control, health insurance, and sexual education would make abortion unnecessary. Read more background...

Pro & Con Arguments

Pro 1

Abortion is a safe medical procedure that protects lives.

The death rate for legal abortions is 0.7 deaths for every 100,000 abortions. By contrast, there are one to two deaths per 100,000 plastic surgery procedures, three deaths for every 100,000 colonoscopies, and three to six deaths per 100,000 tonsillectomies. Childbirth has nine deaths per 100,000 deliveries.

Pregnancy-related maternal deaths could increase 20% in US states with abortion bans. Amanda Stevenson, Sociology Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, explained, "People with resources are more likely to make it out of state or find out about medication abortions. People who can't are more likely to have health issues, to live in poverty and have less access to resources." People of color are especially likely to be in the latter category and, thus, negatively impacted by abortion bans.

The predicted 20% maternal death rate does not include those who will die from "back alley" or illegal abortions because legal options were not available.

Globally 45% of abortions are unsafe, 97% of which take place in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Evidence shows that restricting access to abortions does not reduce the number of abortions; however, it does affect whether the abortions that women and girls attain are safe and dignified. The proportion of unsafe abortions are significantly higher in countries with highly restrictive abortion laws than in countries with less restrictive laws."
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Pro 2

Abortion bans endanger healthcare for those not seeking abortions.

Medical treatment for nonviable pregnancies is often exactly the same as an abortion.

Ectopic pregnancies occur when a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the uterine cavity. About one in 50 pregnancies are ectopic, and they are nonviable. Bleeding from ectopic pregnancies caused 10% of all pregnancy-related deaths, and ectopic pregnancies were the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester.

One out of every ten pregnancies ends in miscarriage. The drugs used for medication abortions are the only treatment recommended for early miscarriages. For later or complicated miscarriages, the same surgical procedure used for abortions is recommended.

While some abortion bans include specific exceptions for nonviable pregnancies and miscarriages, other bans are too vague to be practicable. Healthcare providers may refuse to perform a procedure that could be interpreted as an "on-demand" abortion for fear of liability or prosecution.

Further, bans are a slippery slope to contraceptive and other healthcare restrictions. For example, some already wrongly view Plan B (the morning after pill) as an abortifacient and are thinking of including it in abortion bans.
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Pro 3

Abortion bans deny bodily autonomy, creating wide-ranging repercussions.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated, "eliminating the rights of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades.... In many cases, abortions are of teenage women, particularly low-income and often Black, who aren't in a position to be able to care for children, have unexpected pregnancies, and it deprives them of the ability often to continue their education to later participate in the workforce."

After being denied an abortion, household poverty increased and lasted four or more years, resulting in an inability to cover basic expenses including food, housing and transportation. A denied abortion was associated with a lowered credit score, increased debt, and an increase in negative public records including evictions and bankruptcies. The households were also more reliant on government assistance. Transgender and nonbinary people denied abortions may face even worse outcomes.

And the consequences can be much more dire. "If a woman of childbearing age dies, it has enormous economic consequences.... It's someone who society has invested in and who has many productive economic years ahead of them," according to David Slusky, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Kansas. Often, death also removes a wage-earner and caregiver from the household.

60% of women seeking abortions already had other children. Being denied an abortion worsened the well-being of their older children, including not meeting childhood development markers.

The Turnaway Study concluded, "Abortion does not harm women," and "Women who receive a wanted abortion are more financially stable, set more ambitious goals, raise children under more stable conditions, and are more likely to have a wanted child later."
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Con 1

Life begins at conception, making abortion murder.

Conception is the moment a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, which begins the process of cell division that creates a human.

Tara Sander Lee, Senior Fellow and Director of Life Sciences at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, stated, "life begins from the moment of conception when the sperm fertilizes the egg, because there is the creation of a new, totally distinct, integrated organism or a human being, which is going to be biologically distinct from all other life forms on this planet." The first cell is biologically distinct because it has its own DNA that is different from either biological parent and all other humans.

Ending a life is murder legally and ethically, even a life that is only a few growing cells at the time of death.

Pope Francis explained, "Abortion is murder. Those who carry out abortions kill.... At the third week after conception, often even before the mother is aware (of being pregnant), all the organs are already (starting to develop). It is a human life. Period. And this human life has to be respected. It is very clear.... Scientifically, it is a human life."

That people may face difficulties without abortion as an option does not excuse or justify murder. A reader of The Atlantic, who gave only the initial K., clarified the moral dilemma: "I wish that I could be pro-choice because the awful circumstances so many women face-that I can't even imagine facing-seem so much more real to me than the rights of a fetus who doesn't even always look human. But abortion is the intentional killing of a human being and we look back with horror at anyone in history who decided a group of people did not actually count as people. We cannot solve the problem of injustice against women with more injustice. We need solutions that support women without killing fetuses."
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Con 2

Legal abortion promotes a culture in which life is disposable.

Echoing a 2014 remark by Pope Francis that connected abortion to " throwaway culture," Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, stated, "abortion represents a failure to recognize the sanctity of human life and promotes a culture in which human life in its most vulnerable moment is perceived as disposable. Such a proposal targets poor women as needing an expedient solution to a complex problem."

Tobin previously declared legal abortion a "brutalization of the American heart" on par with the "dehumanization of the undocumented" immigrants.

Alveda King, former Georgia state representative and niece of Martin Luther King, Jr., also connected abortion to other societal ills: "Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness. We create the deceptions that the other person is less important, less worthy, less human. We are all fully human. When we face this truth, there is no justification for treating those who look different than us as lesser beings. If we simply treat other people the way we'd like to be treated, racism, abortion, and other forms of inhumanity will be things of the past."

As King notes, some fetuses are treated as less than human. This ideology combined with legal abortion could create a slippery slope to designer babies, gender selection, termination of disabled but healthy fetuses, and other trait-selection-based abortions. The slippery slope can then extend to the mentally disabled and elderly in general.

"[A]bortion is an act rife with the potential for eugenic manipulation," according to US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. "Technological advances have only heightened the eugenic potential for abortion, as abortion can now be used to eliminate children with unwanted characteristics, such as a particular sex or disability."
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Con 3

Increased access to birth control, health insurance, and sexual education would make abortion unnecessary.

Experts largely contribute the decline in abortions in the United States and elsewhere to the improved safety and availability of LARC (long-acting reversible contraception) including IUDs and contraceptive implants that can last up to 10 years.

Access to health insurance to pay for contraceptives also contributed to a drop in abortions. With the passage of Obamacare (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), more people were insured with access to free or low-cost contraceptives and reproductive care.

Linda Rosenstock, Public Health Professor of Health Policy and Management at UCLA, summarized the simplicity of the connection: "In the United States each year, about half of pregnancies are unintended and about 40% of those lead to abortion. Access to birth control leads to fewer abortions."

Further, teens are having sex later in life than their parents. 38.4% of American high schoolers reported they have had sex (down from 54% in 1991) and only 27.4% reported they were currently sexually active (37.5% in 1991).

Because teen birth control use has not increased significantly, experts attribute the decline in part to better sex education. A 2021 study found that students who received comprehensive sexual education initiated sex later than students who did not participate in sex ed. The later teens have sex, the less chance there is for them to become pregnant unintentionally, which leads to fewer abortions.
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Did You Know?

1. Throughout much of Western history, abortion was not considered a criminal act as long as it was performed before "quickening" (the first detectable movement of the fetus, which can occur between 13-25 weeks of pregnancy).

2. In 1821, Connecticut became the first US state to criminalize abortion.

3. The death rate for legal abortions is 0.7 deaths for every 100,000 abortions. By contrast, there are one to two deaths per 100,000 plastic surgery procedures, three deaths for every 100,000 colonoscopies, and three to six deaths per 100,000 tonsillectomies. Childbirth has nine deaths per 100,000 deliveries.

4. Abortion rates in the United States have fallen at what the CDC called a "slow yet steady pace" since a peak in 1981. That year there were 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. The rate fell to 11.4 abortions per 1,000 women in 2019.

5. 60% of women seeking abortions already had other children.

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NAF has worked since 1977 to ensure that women, health care professionals, and policymakers have access to factual information about abortion. NAF has created a series of carefully researched fact sheets that cover topics related to abortion and abortion care.
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Throughout the history of legal abortion, anti-abortion extremists have used propaganda, misinformation, and outright lies to dissuade women from choosing abortion. Women have the right to make fully informed decisions about their reproductive health care free from these anti-choice myths.
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Every woman's experience is unique. Here, read the stories of real women who have chosen to let the world hear their voices.
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Too many women face unnecessary barriers when seeking abortion services. Sometimes these barriers are legal or economic - other times they are barriers of culture or language. NAF works to ensure access to quality abortion care for all women.
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Today, policies regarding legal abortion in the U.S. are being debated everywhere from the halls of Congress to the street corners of our smallest towns. A better understanding of the history of abortion in America can help provide a context for making sound policy for the future.
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Abortion Facts NAF has worked since 1977 to ensure that women, health care professionals, and policymakers have access to factual information about abortion. NAF has created a series of carefully researched fact sheets that cover topics related to abortion and abortion care. Read facts about abortion " Abortion Myths

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Abortion | Medical Abortion | MedlinePlus

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An abortion is a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus.

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They help young girls find clinics to abort their babies.

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There are two ways of ending a pregnancy: in-clinic abortion and the abortion pill. Both are safe and very common. If you're pregnant and thinking about abortion, you may have lots of questions. We're here to help.

Considering Abortion

Trying to decide if abortion is the right choice for you? Here are answers to common questions.

The Abortion Pill

The abortion pill works up to 11 weeks of pregnancy. You can usually have your abortion in the privacy of your own home.

In-Clinic Abortion

In-clinic abortions are safe, simple medical procedures provided by doctors and nurses at a health center.

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Abortion Information | Information About Your Options

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Abortion is a safe and legal way to end a pregnancy. Learning more about abortion methods and options can help you decide if it is the right choice for you

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The only state in the U.S. that is allowing babies after be born to be killed.

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Our own president is against abortion

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Many Babies are born because the abortion went wrong but these children are still living their lives

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This is how small but innocent the is baby when a doctor kills your baby in your stomache

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The March For Life is a march to stop abortion and to stop little human beings to be killed when there is an another option.