The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

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Register to read the introduction… The physical side effects of abortion will vary from woman to woman. There are many side effects and risks that you should be aware of and should talk to your doctor who will be preforming the operation. Serious complications can occur in first timers such as: heavy bleeding, infection, damage to the cervix, scaring to the uterine line, damage to other organs, and in worse cases, death. Other physical side effects after an abortion include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. You have to be aware that these risks are really serious and to think hard about your decisions. A pro-choice research team in New Zealand, analyzing data from a 25 year period and controlling for multiple factors both pre and post abortion, found conclusively that abortion in young women is associated with increased risks of major depression, anxious disorder, suicidal behaviors, and substance dependence (Moira). This was the most comprehensive long term study ever conducted on the issue. Ending a pregnancy can be both mentally and physically uncomfortable. CareConfidential.com states that sleeping and relationship problems, flashbacks and feeling the need to replace the lost child is possible psychological consequences of having an abortion. A woman might feel relieved but guilty for feeling that relief …show more content…
Some women feel the need to abort their children because of their stability. In some cases women, or even teens now a days, don’t feel mentally stable to take care of a child. To many people it’s arguably better for society to have babies aborted than to have them brought up poor and neglected. Even though there are other options such as adoption, they decide to take a different approach because now a day’s young men and women are being exposed to crime and welfare. If you think about it, legalizing abortion was the safe way to go with the situation, because if they don’t, there would be more “back ally” abortions leading to an increased risk of a woman dying or becoming extremely

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