For years abortion advocates and researchers have been asserting that an abortion is in fact safer than carrying a pregnancy to term.  They contend that pregnancy is a long process and the chance of complications during the gestational period and birth is significantly higher than complications resulting from the abortion procedure.

However, a study released this past week demonstrates that this claim is not entirely valid.  New research, which takes into account the full reproductive histories of the women involved, illustrates that, compared to women who delivered their babies, women who had an early- or late-term abortion have significantly higher mortality rates within one to ten years of the event.  Read more... (279 words, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)

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For years abortion advocates and researchers have been asserting that an abortion is in fact safer than carrying a pregnancy to term.\u00a0 They contend that pregnancy is a long process and the chance of complications during the gestational period and birth is significantly higher than complications resulting from the abortion procedure.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0a study released this past week<\/a>\u00a0demonstrates that this claim is not entirely valid.\u00a0 New research, which takes into account the full reproductive histories of the women involved, illustrates that, compared to women who delivered their babies, women who had an early- or late-term abortion have significantly higher mortality rates within one to ten years of the event.  Read more...<\/a> (279 words, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n