Abortion: Are you for or against?
Abortion is a major topic in the United States and all over the world. It is legal in the United States and some people would even say it is safe. There are many factors that go along with having an abortion.
One of the first factors to consider would be to ask is it safe? According to research published in the most recent issue of the Southern Medical Journal women who abort their babies are significantly more likely to die afterward then a woman who delivers. Researchers at the Elliot Institute in Springfield, Illinois, analyzed the death and medical records of 173,000 low-income California women, comparing those who had an abortion to those who had babies. The women who had abortions were nearly twice as likely to die within two years of having an abortion, and their risk stayed elevated for at least the eight years the study was continued. The women who had abortions were seven times more likely to commit suicide and are at a very......
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