The Abortion

NO to Abortion, YES to Life Yolanda Martinez 11-5 Prof. A. Rivera

Introduction • I would talking about the abortion, their physical and emotional consequences in women and men. Also, I talk about the post-abortion syndrome, and show some statistics in Puerto Rico and other countries.

Purpose My purpose is to persuade you, (especially women), do not abort or think about it, because the abortion have many consequences that the women don’t know.

What is abortion? An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death.

Methods of Abortion • The different method of abortion are: – – – – –

Suction Aspiration Dilation & Curettage Dilation & Evacuation Saline Abortion Prostaglandin Abortion

Consequences in Women

Consequences • The abortion have two types of consequences – Physically – Emotionally

Physical Consequences • Some physical consequences are: – An increase risk of breast, cervical, ovarian and liver cancer. – Complications, such as uterine perforation, cervical laceration, and placenta previa cannot only cause very severe problems, but they can also lead to problems in future pregnancies, such as miscarriages, premature births, fetal deaths and children born with handicaps, because any problem or change with a woman’s reproductive organ may affect the development of her children.

Physical Consequences – Infection, including pelvic inflammatory disease, occur in 30% of abortions; if not stopped soon enough, they can leave a woman barren. – 2% of women who have abortions suffer life threatening complications, such as bleeding, fever, infections, etc.

Emotional Consequences • Some Emotional Consequences are: – Diminished respect for human life – Psychological Reactions • • • •

Alcoholism Smoking Drug Abuse Self-Destructive

– Flashbacks and nightmares – Destruction of trust between men and women – Increased rates of divorce, domestic violence, and child abuse.

Emotional Consequences – Feelings of guilt or regret among father or aborted children. – Post Abortion Syndrome • A series of psychological effects experienced by 19% to 60% of women, ranging from mild depression to suicide or attempted suicide.

Men and Abortion by Wayne Brauning Leader of Men’s Abortion Recovery Ministeries

“…fathers experience the same negative post-abortion reactions that women do: anger, depression, guilt, and broken relationships. …No matter how you look at it, a male who pushes a female into an abortion knows he’s taking the coward’s way out. And a female who goes along with the decision will grieve other it for the rest of her life.”

Actual Statistics

Statistics • U. S. Statistics – Reported number of legal induced abortions, abortion ratios, abortion rate, and types of procedure for obtain legal induced abortions. These statistics is from United State in the years 1972-1995.

Statistics Source: CDC. Abortion surveillance: preliminary data. United State, 1997 Characteristic

1972

1985

1993

1995

Legal Induced Abortions

586,760

1,328,570

1,330,414

1,210,883

Abortion Ratio

180

354

334

311

Abortion Rate

13

24

22

30

Type of Procedure Suction

65.2

94.6

96.4

96.6

Curettage

88.6

97.5

99.0

98.9

Sharp

23.4

2.9

2.6

2.3

Intrauterine Installation

10.4

1.7

0.6

0.5

Statistics in Puerto Rico and Other Countries

Sources 16. Henshaw S.K., Morrow E. Induced Abortion: A World Review 1990 Supplement. New York. The Alan Guttmacher Institute. 1990;34-52 17. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. Monthly Vital Statistics Report May 25, 1995; 43(11S):25. 18. The Alan Guttmacher Institute. El Aborto Clandestino: Una Realidad Latinoamericana. New York, The Alan Guttmacher Institute. 1994.

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The law don’t protect women who have abortions • In the 1983, the Tribunal Supremo, deny the statute that obligate a abortionists to inform women’s about the different consequences that this practice involved. • A studied shown that 80% of interviewing women who have abortions, complained, because the abortionists don’t tell the true when they go to search information about the methods of abortion.

Sources • Fallos “Akron vs. Akron Center for Reproductive Health”, in 1983, and “Thornburgh vs. American College and Obstetricians and Gynecologists”, in 1986. • David C. Reardon. Aborted Women. Silence No More. (Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1987), XXVI, page 16-20. • Brian Clowes, Ph. D., The Facts of Life. (Front Royal, Estado de Virginia, EE.UU.: Human Life International, 1997), page 23.

To: Woman Have a baby is the most wonderful gift that God give to us. The babies comes for bring love, affection, and happiness in our life. Please, don’t killed, they not have guilt about the situations of your life. Think about it now, because after its too late…

Conclusion In conclusion, I make this presentation for persuade a women, do not abort. Because this have dangerous consequences that affected. Not in the moment, but it will be affected in the future. I hope that the people, think about this problem that today is affecting the people in the society and do something for get better.