At least 70 percent of women having abortions say they believe it is immoral. They choose against their conscience because of pressure from others and their circumstances. Most women choose abortion out of fear. A fear of not being able to raise a child, a fear of losing their partner if they do not have an abortion, and a fear of losing control over their lives. Some polls show that more than 80 percent say they would have completed their pregnancies under better circumstances or with more support from the people they love. It's because so many women who abort are acting against their consciences and instincts that the psychological impact of abortion can be so extreme.

"About 10 percent of women expressed very little or no concern at all about the abortion and the other 90 percent had some distress, heartach

Another long-term physical effect is Ectopic pregnancies. If the scar tissue covers the openings from the fallopian tube to the uterus only partially, then the sperm will be able to reach the egg (baby) begins to grow and move toward the uterus. The fertilized egg is too large to get from the fallopian tube to the uterus opening because of the scar tissue blocking part of the opening. The baby continues to grow inside the tube, eventually causing the tube to burst. If surgery is not done to remove the baby, then the mother will die.

Many women have "anniversary reactions" such as anxiety attacks, depression, suicidal impulses, or abdominal cramping, around the anniversary date or month of the abortion or around the time when their babies would have been due.

Many women suffer from psychological aftereffects of abortion. These complication are called post-abortion syndrome, or PAS. Some of the behavior which come in part because of PAS are recurrent memories dreams and repetitions of the abortion experience, avoiding emotional attachment, relationship problems, sleep disturbances, guilt about surviving when the unborn child died, memory impairment, hostile outbursts, suicidal thoughts or actions, and substance abuse. The definition for PAS is a type of pattern of denial which may last for five to ten years before emotional difficulties come about. Now that some clinicians have established that there is an identifiable pattern to PAS, they face a new challenge. Some women begin to suffer from PAS right after their abortions. For others, the symptoms may not begin to appear for many months or years after the abortion. Often a major event, such as the birth of another child, can trigger PAS in a woman.

Extensive research into complications of abortion has been difficult because most abortion clinics do not provide follow-up exams. Due to this, many effects do not show up for years. Since there is no follow-ups many women don't know anything is wrong with them until later on which by then it may be worse. Many women are scared to enter the clinics after having their abortion because it will bring them back memories. Also, they would be scared because they are afraid of what the abortionists might tell them.

The children of women who have abortions also suffer. When siblings don't get an explanation, confusion may make the child some how feel responsible for the loss. On the other hand, if the child becomes aware that his mother chose to get rid of his or her sibling, he may begin to fear his mother. " When a child hears mother has gotten rid of baby brother or sister, for whatever reason, this makes him dread things in the home," (Koop 7). Medical personnel suffer from negative effects as well. They get nightmares of experience.

e, and remorse," (Brauning 5). Many women suffer in silence because they are afraid to tell anyone about their pain due to the abortion's social stigma. "Women feel worthless and victimized because they failed at the most natural of human activities, the role of being a mother," (Franz 1).

Despite the use of local anesthesia, 97 percent of women having abortions reported experiencing pain during the procedure. More than a third of the wo

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