Are Abortions Safer Than Having a Baby?

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QUESTION

 I've heard that having an abortion is actually safer than having a baby. Is this true?

 

DOCTOR'S ANSWER

No, though we've heard the sales pitch about it being otherwise, haven't we? A long term study from Finland published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2004; 190: 422-427) showed a 2.95 times higher rate of death for women who abort than for women carrying pregnancies to term. Other complications include infection, bleeding, Rh sensitization, abdominal pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, sterility, cervical laceration, and uterine perforation. Studies out of Norway (BMC Medicine 2005, 3:18, 12 December 2005) and New Zealand (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,Vol. 47, Is. 1, pp 16-24) confirm higher rates of major depression and anxiety issues with abortion as well.

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Andre Van Mol, MD
Andre Van Mol, MD

Dr Andre Van Mol, MD is a board-certified family physician.  His education included the University of Southern California, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Charleston Naval Hospital, and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute.  He is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice, and member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations.  Dr. Van Mol serves on the boards of Bethel Church (where he is also an elder), Moral Revolution, PrayNorthstate, and iBranches (safe home for children victims of domestic minor sex trafficking).   He speaks and writes on bioethics and Christian apologetics, is experienced in short-term medical missions, and is a former US Navy officer (family physician and carrier air wing flight surgeon).  He and his wife, Evelyn (also a former Navy officer) – both of whom were Canadian born and raised in America – live in Redding, CA, with their two sons, one daughter, and a reasonably steady stream of foster children.

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