Abortion
Even though studies say that abortion is unhealthy for women and can cause a higher risk of breast cancer and cervical cancer, some sources still deny the studies. If abortion was illegal, women would risk their health to get it done unsafely. There have always been controversial issues between pro-life and pro-choice advocates about abortion. But are the different ways of getting abortion always safe or safer than others?
A major study has shown there is a 36 percent increased risk of breast cancer among women who undergo abortions. The risks increase to a disturbing 50 percent to those women who get abortions under the age of 20. Studies also show that women, who carry their baby through their full term pregnancy, reduce their chances of breast cancer by 30 percent. Although there are studies showing an increased risk, Mayo Clinic breast-health specialist Sandhya Pruthi, M.D and colleagues state that the National Institute of Cancer and the American Cancer Society claim there is no evidence of a link between induced abortion and breast cancer. There has said to be studies in the early 1990s suggesting a possible link but no physical evidence. Other more recent studies have shown between cancer and abortion. So is this information credible? Not entirely. There have been studies performed, but no actual physical evidence to prove the findings to be correct. So in the meantime, women who decide to get abortions should research it and ask questions before getting a procedure done that they may know nothing about.
Abortion is a huge controversial issue between pro-life and pro-choice advocates. Over the past 30 years, there has been a broad and surprising amount among American people that debate between pro-life (anti-abortion) and pro-choice (pro-abortion). The pro-life (anti-abortion) side of the debate, view abortion as a form of murder against unborn children. These pro-life advocates believe that abortion should be illegal and constantly compare it...
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