How Does Abortion Affect Women’s Health?
• The cervix is damaged. Permanent weakening of the cervix occurs. It becomes difficult to carry the weight of the next pregnancy • Development of secondary infertility is possible. The chances of remaining permanently childless is possible • Some women will become sterile • Women, who abort are at a higher risk of death as compared to those who have a child • Many women who abort suffer from depression, which can affect the overall health • The chances of mental health treatment may be required in the case of those women who go in for an abortion, then in the case of women who bear a child. Abortion is linked up with neurotic depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenic disorders and adjustment reactions • There is a link between breast cancer and oral contraceptives • Abortions can cause cancer of the reproductive systems as well as rectal cancer • Women can experience genital tract infection, which can include pelvic inflammatory disease • They can lead to future miscarriages. Placen
