What Are Some of the Other Risks of Abortion?
Abortion may increase the risk of Breast Cancer Medical experts are still researching and debating the linkage between abortion and breast cancer. However, a 1994 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found: “Among women who had been pregnant at least once, the risk of breast cancer in those who had experienced an induced abortion was 50% higher than among other women.” Here are other important facts: • Carrying a pregnancy to full term gives protection against breast cancer that does not occur if the pregnancy is aborted. • Abortion causes a sudden drop in estrogen levels that may make breast cells more susceptible to cancer. • Most studies conducted so far show a significant link between abortion and breast cancer. Abortion May Effect Risk Levels in Future Pregnancies Scarring or other injury during an abortion may prevent or place at risk future wanted pregnancies. The risk of miscarriage is greater for women who abort their first pregnancy. HOW ABORTIONS ARE PERFORM
