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Abortion and Mortality Rate PDF Print E-mail

"A study published in the latest issue of the Southern Medical Journal reveals that women who have abortions are at significantly higher risk of death than women who give birth," Labour Life Group News reported, Winter 2002/3, quoting the Elliott Institute from Pro-Life Infonet This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . "This finding contradicts the widely accepted opinion that abortion is safer than childbirth.

"Researchers examined death records linked to Medicare payments for births and abortions for approximately 173,000 low-income Californian women...... During the eight-year period studied, women who aborted had a 154 % higher risk of death from suicide, an 82% higher risk of death from accidents, and a 44% higher risk from natural causes."

 
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