What are the risks of abortion?

Question

Can someone please help me I am doing a research paper and the web is not giving me enough information.

Answer 1

Side effects may occur with induced abortion, whether surgical or by pill. These include abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Abortion also carries the risk of significant complications such as bleeding, infection, and damage to organs. Serious complications occur in less than 1 out of 100 early abortions and in about 1 out of every 50 later abortions. Complications may include:

* Heavy Bleeding - Some bleeding after abortion is normal. However, if the cervix is torn or the uterus is punctured, there is a risk of severe bleeding known as hemorrhaging. When this happens, a blood transfusion may be required. Severe bleeding is also a risk with the use of RU486. One in 100 women who use RU486 require surgery to stop the bleeding.

* Infection – Infection can develop from the insertion of medical instruments into the uterus, or from fetal parts that are mistakenly left inside (known as an incomplete abortion). A pelvic infection may lead to persistent fever over several days and extended hospitalization. It can also cause scarring of the pelvic organs.

* Incomplete Abortion - Some fetal parts may be mistakenly left inside after the abortion. Bleeding and infection may result.

* Sepsis – A number of RU486 or mifepristone users have died as a result of sepsis (total body infection).

* Anesthesia – Complications from general anesthesia used during abortion surgery may result in convulsions, heart attack, and in extreme cases, death. It also increases the risk of other serious complications by two and a half times.

* Damage to the Cervix - The cervix may be cut, torn, or damaged by abortion instruments. This can cause excessive bleeding that requires surgical repair.

* Scarring of the Uterine Lining – Suction tubing, curettes, and other abortion instruments may cause permanent scarring of the uterine lining.

* Perforation of the Uterus - The uterus may be punctured or torn by abortion instruments. The risk of this complication increases with the length of the pregnancy. If this occurs, major surgery may be required, including removal of the uterus (known as a hysterectomy).

* Damage to Internal Organs - When the uterus is punctured or torn, there is also a risk that damage will occur to nearby organs such as the bowel and bladder.

* Death - In extreme cases, other physical complications from abortion including excessive bleeding, infection, organ damage from a perforated uterus, and adverse reactions to anesthesia may lead to death. This complication is rare, but is real.

Answer 2

Consider the Risks of Abortion
Side effects may occur with induced abortion, whether surgical or by pill. These include abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Abortion also carries the risk of significant complications such as bleeding, infection, and damage to organs. Serious complications occur in less than 1 out of 100 early abortions and in about 1 out of every 50 later abortions. Complications may include:

Heavy Bleeding - Some bleeding after abortion is normal. However, if the cervix is torn or the uterus is punctured, there is a risk of severe bleeding known as hemorrhaging. When this happens, a blood transfusion may be required. Severe bleeding is also a risk with the use of RU486. One in 100 women who use RU486 require surgery to stop the bleeding.


Infection – Infection can develop from the insertion of medical instruments into the uterus, or from fetal parts that are mistakenly left inside (known as an incomplete abortion). A pelvic infection may lead to persistent fever over several days and extended hospitalization. It can also cause scarring of the pelvic organs.

Answer 3

I would break the research paper into two topics of mental/emotional risks and physical risks. The physical risks have decreased significantly in the last few years as procedures have continued to be more regulated, but still there is chances of hemoraging, tearing leading to an infection which can cause a woman to become sterile.

You probably have seen these websites, but these I think give a good run down.
http://www.pcciowa.com/abortionrisks.htm
http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ASMF/asmf13.html

Answer 4

I have an aunt who got an abortion and now she suffers from extreme guilt and major depression. A lot of people worry about the physical effects of abortion, but they never think about the psychological effects. Many women bond with their babies before they're ever born, so it is a traumatic thing when the baby dies. Some people try to link abortion with an increased breast cancer risk and lower fertility. Others argue that's not true. I'm not sure on those.

Answer 5

in simple form it can kill the mother too if the dr does not clean her out good enough after an abortion- if there is a piece of the baby still in her...
Abortion is killing...I don't believe in it. It's ur research paper so I'm not fussing at u-since obviously ur not doing it&hopefully never will, I'm just stating my perspective.
The mother can also bleed to death... some abortionist do not reallly care for their patients, and therefore they don't do the procedure completely correct and it kills two lifes

Answer 6

Consider the Risks of Abortion
Side effects may occur with induced abortion, whether surgical or by pill. These include abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Abortion also carries the risk of significant complications such as bleeding, infection, and damage to organs. Serious complications occur in less than 1 out of 100 early abortions and in about 1 out of every 50 later abortions. Complications may include:

Heavy Bleeding - Some bleeding after abortion is normal. However, if the cervix is torn or the uterus is punctured, there is a risk of severe bleeding known as hemorrhaging. When this happens, a blood transfusion may be required. Severe bleeding is also a risk with the use of RU486. One in 100 women who use RU486 require surgery to stop the bleeding.


Infection – Infection can develop from the insertion of medical instruments into the uterus, or from fetal parts that are mistakenly left inside (known as an incomplete abortion). A pelvic infection may lead to persistent fever over several days and extended hospitalization. It can also cause scarring of the pelvic organs.


Incomplete Abortion - Some fetal parts may be mistakenly left inside after the abortion. Bleeding and infection may result.


Sepsis – A number of RU486 or mifepristone users have died as a result of sepsis (total body infection).


Anesthesia – Complications from general anesthesia used during abortion surgery may result in convulsions, heart attack, and in extreme cases, death. It also increases the risk of other serious complications by two and a half times.


Damage to the Cervix - The cervix may be cut, torn, or damaged by abortion instruments. This can cause excessive bleeding that requires surgical repair.


Scarring of the Uterine Lining – Suction tubing, curettes, and other abortion instruments may cause permanent scarring of the uterine lining.


Perforation of the Uterus - The uterus may be punctured or torn by abortion instruments. The risk of this complication increases with the length of the pregnancy. If this occurs, major surgery may be required, including removal of the uterus (known as a hysterectomy).


Damage to Internal Organs - When the uterus is punctured or torn, there is also a risk that damage will occur to nearby organs such as the bowel and bladder.


Death - In extreme cases, other physical complications from abortion including excessive bleeding, infection, organ damage from a perforated uterus, and adverse reactions to anesthesia may lead to death. This complication is rare, but is real.

Answer 7

The best thing you could do is speak to a doctor (an OB/GYN) or nurse practitioner who can give you unbiased risk factors of the procedure.

But it has classic risk factors of any surgical procedure:
heavy bleeding, scarring and infection.

Answer 8

Are you looking for physical or emotional risks?

You might try the Feminists for Life website:
http://www.feministsforlife.org/

Answer 9

http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ASMF/asmf13.html

Try this site, not sure if it'll give you what you're looking for. Just google information there's tons out there to read.

Answer 10

the risk are:
having trouble conceiving
not getting the procedure done correctly and disfigure the baby.
death if not done right
pain afterwards
living with the anxiaty of how your life would be if you hadnt done that mistake.
those are the ones i can think of now