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UNSAFE: new facts about harm and risk to all women
Surprising new studies:
Widespread coercion. Unwanted abortions. Deceptive counseling and other negligence and malpractice every step of the way. Pregnancy-related abuses, injustices, discrimination and violence ... coercion, whatever its source, can escalate to violence.
Homicide is the leading killer of pregnant women.
Physical injury, grief and high rates of post-abortion trauma and death are disturbingly common, too, yet under-reported.
Abortion is hurting everyone involved in more ways than we can imagine. (See theunchoice.com/unsafe.htm )
Published research is coming in. Women are coming forward. Evidence of unthinkable pregnancy-related abuses and post-abortion health injury, harm, heartbreak.
--> Many teens, individuals and families are at risk.
If you've been there, please know that clinicians may dismiss your health concerns, counselors may dismiss your grief, and friends and family may tell you to "get over it." Even so, stay with the quest because there are people who understand, people who care, and resources and places that can help! www.theunchoice.com/healing.htm
After abortion, many teens and women suffer physical and emotional effects. (See "Risks" below.) In many cases, it takes awhile before these symptoms set in as the reality and implications begin to be absorbed or other aftereffects, including psychological or physical harm become evident.
Other risks include life-threatening hemorrhage, future miscarriages and birth defects or permanent infertility, pregnancy-related discrimination, abuse or violence
Many families grieve for both the unborn child and the mother who died during or after abortion or who suffered serious injury ranging from lacerations and hemorrhage to permanent infertility to death in abortion's aftermath.
--> 65% suffer symptoms of trauma
--> More than 100 physical and psychological complications
--> Suicide rates are 6 times higher after abortion
Help, Hope & Healing
Widespread coercion. Unwanted abortions. Deceptive counseling and other negligence and malpractice every step of the way. Pregnancy-related abuses, injustices, discrimination and violence ... coercion, whatever its source, can escalate to violence.
Homicide is the leading killer of pregnant women.
Physical injury, grief and high rates of post-abortion trauma and death are disturbingly common, too, yet under-reported.
Abortion is hurting everyone involved in more ways than we can imagine. (See theunchoice.com/unsafe.htm )
Published research is coming in. Women are coming forward. Evidence of unthinkable pregnancy-related abuses and post-abortion health injury, harm, heartbreak.
--> Many teens, individuals and families are at risk.
If you've been there, please know that clinicians may dismiss your health concerns, counselors may dismiss your grief, and friends and family may tell you to "get over it." Even so, stay with the quest because there are people who understand, people who care, and resources and places that can help! www.theunchoice.com/healing.htm
After abortion, many teens and women suffer physical and emotional effects. (See "Risks" below.) In many cases, it takes awhile before these symptoms set in as the reality and implications begin to be absorbed or other aftereffects, including psychological or physical harm become evident.
Other risks include life-threatening hemorrhage, future miscarriages and birth defects or permanent infertility, pregnancy-related discrimination, abuse or violence
Many families grieve for both the unborn child and the mother who died during or after abortion or who suffered serious injury ranging from lacerations and hemorrhage to permanent infertility to death in abortion's aftermath.
--> 65% suffer symptoms of trauma
--> More than 100 physical and psychological complications
--> Suicide rates are 6 times higher after abortion
Help, Hope & Healing
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Risks
- Pregnancy-related abuse, coercion, injustices and unwanted abortions
- Coerced, deceptively sold or forced abortion
- Physical effects
- Psychological effects
- Hope and a helping hand
- BOOK: Giving Sorrow Words
- BOOK: Detrimental Effects of Abortion
- BOOK: Victims and Victors
- BOOK: Aborted Women, Silent No More
- List of Links
- Abortion Hurts Women - Bumper Stickers
Risks
Coercion, violence, post-abortion injury, death, real risks to teens, women, families
> Women 3.5x more likely to die in the next year> More than 100 physical and psychological complications
> 65% suffer symptoms of trauma
> 65% higher risk of clinical depression
> Suicide rates 6x higher among women who abort
> Women/teens pushed into unwanted, unsafe abortions by those in authority or staff who sell abortions
> Physical risks fact sheet
> Psychological risks fact sheet
Physicians' List of Medical Complications from Abortion:
See TheUnChoice.com/unsafe.htm for this, plus citations and user-friendly fact sheets
>Other risks include life-threatening hemorrhage, future miscarriages and birth defects or permanent infertility
>pregnancy-related discrimination, abuse or violence
Pregnancy-related abuse, coercion, injustices and unwanted abortions
Women of all ages, from all walks of life at risk
UNWANTED ABORTIONS Many are at risk of unwanted, coerced, deceptively presented or insufficiently informed abortions ... others are pushed under duress at a time when individuals or families most need honest answers and authentic support.
Pregnancy-related discrimination, abuse and unwanted or coerced abortion must be included among abortion's many risks. Coercion takes many subtle and direct, often synergistic forms, including institutional agendas or deception and personal or other forms of blackmail and no-win ultimatums.
Those pushing women to abort can range from employers and landlords to school officials and even trusted healthcare, social services, or pastoral counseling gatekeepers and guides, not to mention parents, partners and other influential or powerful people in their lives who offer blackmail or even demand abortion in lieu of authentic and essential support. See theunchoice.com/coerced.htm
DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE, INJUSTICES
Employers have blackmailed pregnant women with job loss or even violence. One homeless center reportedly denied a mother housing unless she had an abortion. Forced Abortion in America
Coercion by authorities or personal coercion, whatever its source, can escalate to violence. The threats are real.
HOMICIDE is the leading killer of pregnant women.
AFTER ABORTION
Many teens and women suffer physical and emotional effects. (See "Risks" below.) In many cases, it takes awhile before these symptoms set in as the reality and implications begin to be absorbed or other aftereffects, including psychological or physical harm become evident.
Other risks include life-threatening hemorrhage, future miscarriages and birth defects or permanent infertility, pregnancy-related discrimination, abuse or violence
Many families grieve for both the unborn child and the mother who died during or after abortion or who suffered serious injury ranging from lacerations and hemorrhage to permanent infertility to death in abortion's aftermath.
FACTS: 65% suffer symptoms of trauma; suicide rates are 6 times higher after abortion
Learn about the long list of harm, ranging from personal trauma to uncontrolled potentially lethal bleeding and even permanent infertility or future miscarriages and other complications.
www.theunchoice.com/pregnancyhelp.htm
www.theunchoice.com/healing.htm
Coerced, deceptively sold or forced abortion
Unwanted abortions are commonMany are at risk of unwanted, coerced, deceptively presented or insufficiently informed abortions ... others are pushed under duress at a time when individuals or families most need honest answers and authentic support.
Pregnancy-related discrimination, abuse and unwanted or coerced abortion are among abortion's many risks. Coercion takes many subtle and direct, often synergistic forms, including institutional agendas or deception and personal or other forms of blackmail and no-win ultimatums.
RISK OF DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE, INJUSTICES Employers have blackmailed pregnant women with job loss or even violence. One homeless center reportedly denied a mother housing unless she had an abortion.
( Forced Abortion in America )
Those pushing women to abort can range from employers and landlords to school officials and even trusted healthcare, social services, or pastoral counseling gatekeepers and guides, not to mention parents, partners and other influential or powerful people in their lives who offer blackmail or even demand abortion in lieu of authentic and essential support. (See theunchoice.com/coerced.htm
Physical effects
theunchoice.com/Physical.htm Page includes:
> Fact sheets and resources
> Articles on the aftereffects of abortion
> Latest news
> Resources
> The Protective Effects of Childbirth Compared to Abortion
> Free 2002 Supplement to Detrimental Effects of Abortion
> Free 2003 Supplement to Detrimental Effects of Abortion
> Links to full text articles of medical research on abortion
> Suicides after pregnancy in Finland: 1987-94: register linkage study. British Medical Journal 313:1431-4, 1996
> Deaths associated with abortion compared to childbirth: a review of new and old data and the medical and legal implications. The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy 2004; 20(2):279-327
> News regarding the physical effects of abortion
> Death Rate of Abortion Three Times Higher than Childbirth: 13-year Population Study in Published in Top OB/Gyn Journal
> Abortion Linked to Elevated Mortality Rate Among Women
> Abortion Nearly Four Times Deadlier Than Childbirth: Government Study In Finland
> Complications of Delivery Linked to Prior Abortion
> Psychological effects of abortion
Psychological effects
theunchoice.com/Psychological.htm ... including:
Fact sheets
Psychological Risks of Abortion
Latest Research on Risks
Articles and resources
Women at Risk: Abortion and the High Risk Patient
Q & A: Finding Real Answers about Abortion
Survey of Reactions to Abortion
Links to full text articles of medical research on abortion
Suicides after pregnancy in Finland: 1987-94: register linkage study. British Medical Journal 313:1431-4, 1996
Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women. Med Sci Monit, 2004 10(10): SR5-16
Psychiatric admissions of low income women following abortion and childbirth. Can Med Assoc J. 2003; 168(10):1253-7
Depression associated with abortion and childbirth: A long-term analysis of the NLSY cohort. Medical Science Monitor, 1003; 9(4), CR105-112
Deaths associated with abortion compared to childbirth: a review of new and old data and the medical and legal implications. The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy 2004; 20(2):279-327
News regarding psychological effects of abortion
Hope and a helping hand
pregnant or after abortion
For those facing a challenging pregnancy, seeking support, tips or alternatives, or for women, men and families already hurt by abortion:theunchoice.com/healing.htm
You'll find links, resources, phone numbers and helpful, compassionate tips from someone who's been there.
BOOK: Giving Sorrow Words
Compassionate stories from women who've been there
Giving Sorrow Words:Women's Stories of Grief After Abortion
"I wish someone had said, 'There would be losses having a baby, but don't underestimate the loss of having an abortion.' " --Lee
Giving Sorrow Words takes a compassionate look at the realities of abortion, often including a profound lack of support, professional negligence or disinformation, or pressure and coercion applied by partners, family, and society. In addition to easy-read stories, Tankard-Reist offers a unifying, nonpartisan overview of abortion's impact on women.
Price: $14.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676
or order from TheUnChoice.com/books.htm
BOOK: Detrimental Effects of Abortion
Academic reference book
Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliographywith Commentary (3rd Edition)
The most complete reference book on studies related to abortion complications. Includes more than 1200 entries, with summaries of the key findings. Great for researchers, schools, and libraries. Donate a copy today.
Free Previews & Resources: Table of Contents , 2002 Supplement, 2003 Supplement, and Recent Research Fact Sheet
Price: $34.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676 or TheUnChoice.com/books.htm
BOOK: Victims and Victors
Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting From Sexual Assault
Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting From Sexual Assault"They say abortion is the easy way out, the best thing for everyone, but they are wrong. It has been over 15 years, and I still suffer." --Rebecca, who became pregnant through rape at age 15
Is abortion helpful for, or even wanted by, women who become pregnant following sexual assault? Learn the answer from nearly 200 women who have been there.
Price: $11.95 plus shipping. To order, call 1-888-412-2676 or
order on-line at TheUnChoice.com/books.htm
BOOK: Aborted Women, Silent No More
20 women share their personal journeys
Aborted Women, Silent No More"[This] may be the most powerful book ever published on abortion." --Conservative Book Club
The first major summary of research and testimonies regarding the abortion experience of women. Includes personal accounts from women who've had abortions and an in-depth look at the realities of abortion and the abortion industry. This classic is still an invaluable resource, covering material you'll find nowhere else.
Price: $24.95 plus shipping. Call 1-888-412-2676.
List of Links
The UnChoice ... a shell game, not a true, free or fair choice in the authentic sense of the term.
Other Links and Lenses worth checking out for a free, fair and fresh perspective.
Other Links and Lenses worth checking out for a free, fair and fresh perspective.
- Unwanted ... (Squidoo lens)
- Unwanted abortions are common, as is coercion, deceptive or negligent counsel and pregnancy-related abuses, discrimination and even violence that puts all women at risk.
- Unsafe ... (Squidoo lens)
- pregnancy-related abuses, coerced or forced abortion and other injustices; post-abortion harm and heartbreak, including higher death rates of mothers, too
- The UnChoice ... (Squidoo lens)
- See why they're calling abortion The UnChoice.
- The UnChoice.com
- --> Learn more about unwanted, unsafe, unfair abortions and post-abortion harm and heartbreak
--> Resources for advocates read news, articles & more; download tools to help others or learn other ways you can help
--> Help & healing resources find pregnancy- or post-abortion guides, resources and helpful, non-judgmental information
--> Special issues pages focusing on teens, coercion, pregnancies from assault, forced abortion, suicide, and more; download special reports and fact sheets
--> Published research get the latest research in user-friendly formats to download, forward or print
--> Men's page
--> Teen's page
--> The UnChoice ad campaign learn how to run these ads in your community or how you can support this outreach
--> Bumper stickers, T-shirts and more to share the message about abortion's harm to women
AbortionRisks.org
A wealth of well-referenced information and a shared resource.
Topics include: Standard of Care for Abortion, Abortion Decision-Making, Psychological Effects of Abortion, Social Effects and Implications, Physical Effects, Abortion and Maternal Mortality, Adolescents and Abortion, Testimonies and more.
Abortion Hurts Women - Bumper Stickers
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Teens and women of all ages, from all walks of life are being pressured into unwanted, deceptively or incompletely informed, harmful and heartbreaking abortions. Warn Americans that abortion is hurting women, too.
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Why is abortion The UnChoice?
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