How Does Abortion Affect The Life Of A Woman

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Sometimes, when performing the abortion, not only the child is dead, but that that can lead to the mother’s death based on how the abortion was made. Abortion has different effects on each woman. Emotional and psychological effects are the most common, and those effects affect each woman in different way. They can make the woman feel sad, and it can cause depression, anxiety, even suicide. The most dangerous one is the physical effect, and this effect can lead to serious infections. For instance, if the abortion is incomplete, it may result heavy bleeding. Abortion can cause damage to the cervix and it scars the uterine lining, causes the perforation of the uterus, and damages other organs. Abortion can destroy the life of a woman.
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