Late effects of induced abortion. Hypothesis or knowledge?
Recent local, state and federal regulations intending to provide "informed consent" for women considering termination of pregnancy have misrepresented the current state of knowledge about certain long-term complications: the alleged risks are presented to the patient as if they were scientific facts rather than still-unproven hypotheses. While it is possible that some late sequelae are associated with previously induced abortions, there is no agreement in the scientific literature on the magnitude of the risks, if any. Moreover, few studies adequately define the particular method of induced abortion whose effects they are investigating. The current data do not support firm conclusions about induced abortion either causing or not causing any of the alleged long-term complications.
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D011247:Pregnancy; D012107:Research Design; D012306:Risk; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States