Straight Talk About Abortion

ABORTION: YOUR RISKS

Chances of Complications

1 in 4 Complications in Future Pregnancies

1 in 6 Future Miscarriages

1 in 40 Perforation of the Uterus

3 in 4 Acute Grief

1 in 2 Emotional and Psychological Disturbances

1 in 20 Laceration of the Cervix

Potential Physical/Psychological Effects

Inability to get pregnant

Menstral disturbances

"My doctor didn't tell me about possible profuse bleeding and infection that lasted for weeks. And he never said anything about the possibility of the hysterectomy I had to have eight months later."

You have the right to KNOW!

8 Week Old Developing Baby

Day One Conception

Day Seven Attaches to wall of womb

Day 14 Stops mother's menstral period; circulatory system developing

Day 19 Eyes begin to develop

Three Weeks Heart is beating

Six Weeks Brain waves measureable, moves, responds to touch, milk teeth buds present

Eight Weeks Heart beat can be heard on ultrasonic stethoscope

Nine Weeks Child can squint, swallow, and move tongue

2 1/2 Months Baby completely formed, even fingerprints

3 Months All organ systems functioning

Your baby has a right to live!

The Link between ABORTION and BREAST CANCER

1981 Los Angeles study finds 2 to 4 times higher incidence of breast cancer among women under age 33 who Aborted Their Baby!
1993 Howard University study showed that Africian American women over age 50 were 4.7 times more likely to get breast cancer If They Had An Abortion!
1994 National Cancer Institute study found a 50% increase risk among women who Had Abortions!

WHY?

When you become pregnant your body produces a surge of the hormone estrogen. This causes the cells in the breast to multiply rapidly. This also produces the breast soreness you are experiencing. In the second half of the pregnancy, other hormones are produced to stop this rapid growth and to direct these cells to perform new functions such as producing milk. These last changes protect the cells against cancer-causing substances. When you have an abortion, all of those millions of cells are left immature and growing fast. Without the second surge of hormones to turn off the growth and direct the cell, they are left open and vulnerable to cancer!

You have a right to know the risks!

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ABORTION STOPS A BEATING HEART!

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