Possible psychological and physical damage resulting from having an abortion:
Death
Perforation of the Uterus
Cancer
Bleeding requiring transfusion (with possible hepatitis or AIDS infection)
Tearing of the cervix
Anesthesia- related accidents, including convulsions, shock and cardiac arrest from toxic reaction to the anesthesia used
Pelvic inflammatory disease and possible associated infertility
Bladder perforation
Bowel perforation
Persistent Bleeding
Anemia
Peritonitis (a serious infection of the membranous coat lining the abdominal cavity)
Minor infections and fever of unknown origin
Pulmonary emboli (obstruction of the pulmonary artery)
Venous thrombophlebitis (inflammation of vein developing before a blood clot)
Depression
Suicide
Psychosis
(For the above, see Debra Evans, Without Moral Limits: Women, Reproduction and The New Medical Technology, pp. 50-61).
Resulting from the survey of the Royal College of Obstetricians: "The incidents of serious, permanent psychiatric aftermath is variously reported as between 9 and 59 percent." (Rearden, ibid., 119).
Abortion can lead to psychosis and schizophrenic reactions, including anxiety and paranoia. (ibid., 130-131).
On March 16, 1989 Congress heard testimony on the psychological dangers of abortion from psychologist Wanda Franz Ph.D., (National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund, "Abortion Some Medical Facts," Washington, D.C., NRLETF, 1989, p. 7).
Women who reported horrible after-effects of abortion have reported nightmares of children calling them from trash cans, of body parts and blood. When reminded of the abortion, the women re-experienced it with terrible psychological pain. These women feel worthless and victimized because they failed at the most natural of human activities -the role of being a mother. (ibid., p. 5).
The "Report on The Psychological Aftermath of Abortion" (Rue at al., A Report on the Psychological Aftermath of Abortion, p. 8), lists:
guilt, depression, grief, anxiety, sadness, shame, helplessness and hopelessness, lowered-self-esteem, distrust, hostility toward self and others, regret, sleep disorders, recurring dreams, nightmares, anniversary reactions, psychophysiological symptoms, suicidal ideation and behavior, alcohol and/or chemical dependencies, sexual dysfunction, insecurity, numbness, painful re-experiencing of the abortion, relationship disruption, communication impairment and/or restriction, isolation, fetal fantasies, self-condemnation, flashbacks, uncontrollable weeping, eating disorders, preoccupation, confused and/or distorted thinking, a sense of loss and emptiness. (ibid., p. 7).
It is a lie that abortion is always safe. There is good evidence that abortion even affects the siblings of the pre-born child. (see P. Ney, A Consideration of Abortion Survivors, Child Psychology and Human Development, vol. 13, 1982, pp. 168-179).
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