Abortion—Are there Risks?

You are pregnant—unexpectedly. Your baby’s heart is beating if you are more than three weeks pregnant. You are now a mother.

This may be a scary time for you. You have many important decisions to make for yourself and the life that is growing inside of you.

At Human Life Services, education is one of the many services that we offer. We want you to make a well-informed decision whether you choose to keep your baby, place your child into a loving home through adoption or prematurely end your pregnancy through abortion.


To help you decide whether abortion is best for you, here are a few facts.

If you have an abortion, you:

  • may have trouble getting pregnant again1
  • have a 50% higher chance of breast cancer2
  • are 600% more likely to develop “placenta previa” in future pregnancies, where the placenta tears, which may cause life-threatening bleeding3
  • risk dying during a future pregnancy because of the increased likelihood of an ectopic pregnancy4
  • are 23% more likely to develop an infection from the abortion if you have a sexually transmitted disease5
 

Are there emotional effects of having an abortion? Half of women who have had an abortion suffer with Post-Abortion Syndrome. They struggle with thoughts of suicide, depression, guilt, nightmares or other emotional problems. Many have trouble forming relationships. Some develop eating disorders. Others abuse drugs or alcohol.

Before you decide what to do, contact us. We can help. We do not perform or refer for abortions, but we are committed to offering accurate information about abortion procedures and risks, as well as your other options including adoption and parenting.

Before you visit an abortion clinic or provider, we urge you to ask yourself some very important health and safety questions.

  1. Abortion: Your Risks, Stafford, VA.: American Life League.
  2. You Have A Right To Know, Jefferson City, MO.: Easton Publishing Co.
  3. Abortion: Your Risks.
  4. You Have A Right To Know. (*An ectopic/tubal pregnancy is when the fertilized egg is implanted in one of your fallopian tubes instead of in your uterus. It is a very dangerous condition.)
  5. Is Sex Safe? Lewiston, N.Y.: Life Cycle Books.
  6. Abortion: Your Risks.
  7. Teri K. Reisser and Paul C. Reisser, Identifying and Overcoming Post-Abortion Syndrome, Colorado Springs, CO. Focus on the Family.

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Privacy Policy: Human Life Services is committed to the privacy of its supporters’ contributions. Information you provide will not be used for any other commercial philanthropic purpose, nor will this information be given, lent, or sold to another individual or organization.
IRS Disclosure: A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.