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Abortion
Pro life or pro choice millions of people are divided, the choice that has more value to it is keeping the heart of a embryo or a fetus with a rhythmic heart beat. For years people have been debating over abortion being a woman’s choice or being brutal. ... Abortion is murdering an unborn baby and can be demanding on a woman’s body. Statistics demonstrate that many psychological and physical problems can occur from experiencing an abortion. In general most women feel like they have no other choice but abortion. In today’s world there are various definition that can be found that would allow people to view abortion in different ways. ... ”
Professor Susan Gluck Mezey performed research on the matter of abortion and pregnancies. ... ” After reading her research I found out that abortion is executed in various ways. ... During the second trimester abortion also may be performed by adding hormones like drugs called Prostaglandins to the amniotic fluid. ... Approximately half had many, but not all symptoms of PTSD, and twenty to forty percent showed moderate to high levels of stress and avoidance behavior relative to their abortion experience.”(Reardon 1997)
“Another psychological dysfunction affects thirty to fifty percent of aborted women that report experiencing sexual dysfunction, or both short and long duration, beginning immediately after their abortion. ... ”(Reardon 1997)
The greatest risk factor with abortion in the psychological aspect would be the suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. “Approximately sixty percent of women who experience post-abortion sequelea report suicidal ideation, with twenty-eight percent actually attempting suicide, of which half attempted suicide two or more times. The suicide rate within one year after abortion was three times higher than for all women, seven times higher than women carrying to term, and nearly twice for women who suffered a miscarriage. ... “Breast cancer is almost doubled after one abortion, rises even further with two or more abortions.
Approximate Word count = 1573
Approximate Pages = 6.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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