The Issue Of Abortion In The United States

Abortion is a very serious and important topic in the United States. In over 40 states late-term abortion is illegal. Some where in the world a woman dies every seven minutes due to an unsafe abortion. That is over 2 billion women per year. Abortion, especially late-term is wrong, and dangerous, and should be illegal everywhere. "Physicians For Life reports that RU486, also known as the abortion pill and mifepristone, has shown a significant amount of deaths as a result of bleeding and infection. Signs of septicemia after a late term abortion include fever, chills, severe abdominal pain, foul smelling vaginal discharge and excessive bleeding.", says the LIVESTRONG foundation. If the uterus tears or is punctured during the procedure, there is a very high risk for hemorrhaging which in extreme cases can lead to removal of the uterus. By doing this, there is a very good chance that a woman could become infertile.
67% of women who have a late-term abortion experience post traumatic stress disorder, also known as "PTSD". Women who have an abortion may also experience suicidal thoughts, mood disorders, social anxiety, alcohol abuse, or other substance abuse. "Additionally, women having later abortions were more likely to report having disturbing dreams, reliving the abortion, having trouble sleeping and experiencing intrusion, a PTSD symptom that involves having recurring memories, flashbacks or hyperactivity when confronted with reminders of the trauma.", says the experts at