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A series of earlier, smaller studies had failed to provide clear evidence of a link and so women currently opting for an abortion are not warned of the risk.
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The results suggest that induced abortion can damage the cervix in some way that makes a premature birth more likely in subsequent pregnancies."
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A spokesman for Marie Stopes International, which is the largest provider of abortions outside the NHS, said that women seeking terminations were not told of increased risks of premature births "because so far, they have not been established".
[Originally by Benevolent Heretic
In other words, this does not seem at all like a conclusive study with established results. There's a lot of "may cause" and "suggests" and so on.
A friend of mine in Maryland had an abortion (she's now a Christian)
Originally posted by Byrd
These unwanted pregnancies are the responsibility of the father, who could have used the condom in the first place.
So tell it to your brothers and tell it LOUD until they get it through their thick skulls: WRAP IT IN PLASTIC!
Originally posted by Amethyst
I knew a woman who was born about 2-3 months too early. She revealed to me that her mother had had an abortion or two before she was born.
And a friend of a friend had a few abortions, and she has trouble carrying a baby to term from what I hear.
A friend of mine in Maryland had an abortion (she's now a Christian) and she can't have her own children now. She and her husband adopted a baby girl.
Originally posted by Byrd
These unwanted pregnancies are the responsibility of the father, who could have used the condom in the first place.