Expert: Pat G - 3/30/2010

Question
hi, i was just wondering the symptoms after having an abortion? i have been trying to research this question but i am not finding the wright answers that i am looking for.

Answer
Hello, mrs p,

It depends partly on what kind of abortion it is, and on how "lucky" a woman is. If it's a pill abortion, it tends to cause labor (which can be severe and life-threatening) and can have emotional repercussions if a woman sees the baby. If it's a surgical abortion, it can cause pain. In addition, both kinds of abortion put a woman seriously at risk for breast cancer. It strikes while the woman is young, and kills 1/4 of its victims. In addition, a woman can experience the following:

Death from other causes, paralysis, coma, hemorrhage (sometimes fatal), necessity for hysterectomy, damage to the uterus and other organs, inability to speak, heart attack, sterility, problems with future children, including miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, very early birth (which causes cerebral palsy, autism, mental retardation, epilepsy, blindness, or deafness), problems with a future birth resulting in a need for Caesarian section to save your and the baby's life, infection, sexually transmitted disease, suicide, homicide (with you as the victim), drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, self-abuse such as cutting, nightmares, breakup of your relationship, and the list just goes on and on.

A woman's body was designed to protect her child. A person CANNOT do an abortion without causing harm. It simply isn't possible. Sure some women seem to get away with it, for awhile, but in the end, they will experience harm. It could be within minutes or hours, or it could take years.

If you or someone you know is considering an abortion, please don't even go there, or think about it. There are better answers.

There are organizations all over the United States that offer help to pregnant women who are in distress over pregnancy. You can find one near you by going to this web site:

http://www.pregnancycenters.org/

They can also provide more complete answers to your question, and they provide all kinds of services, including medical and legal help, counseling, supplies, clothing, and furniture for a baby, help with finances, and adoption help. Please go talk to them, and let them give you the information you seek.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Take care, and stay safe!