7 Myths and Facts about abortion

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The discussion on abortion is always heated and full of arguments on both sides. Some people support abortion , some people are against abortion. In this article you can read a couple of misconceptions and truths about abortion.

  • Read on and feel welcome to leave your arguments and opinions in the comments section.

MYTH: People will regret it later.

FACT: The Turnaway Study conducted by the University of California San Francisco and Columbia University analyzed at data regarding 667 women across 21 states. This study showed that 99% of woman say they feel relief, not regret after five years of getting an abortion.


MYTH: Abortions are linked to mental health problems.

FACT: According to American Psychological Association: people who are denied an abortion are more likely to initially experience higher anxiety levels, lower self-esteem than a woman who experienced an abortion. Also, undergoing unwanted pregnancies appears to be strongly associated with poor mental health effects for people later in life.


MYTH: Abortion leads to infertility and breast cancer.

FACT: All medical procedures carry a variety of risk factors. However, abortion does not automatically harm fertility. A safely conducted abortion does not correspond with infertility and breast cancer.


MYTH: Abortion kills an unborn child and is morally wrong.

FACT: Within the early stages of pregnancy, the fetus is not an autonomous being. During the time-window in which more abortions are carried through, the fetus is not viable, meaning it can not survive outside the womb, even with medical support. Using inflated words such as "killing" and "murder" is flawed because it equalizes an embryo with an actual person. It then equates the embryo with the rights of a person who is already developed, fully alive, living in the world today and who can make decisions for themselves. Overall, morals are subjective, there are no scientific or medical facts that can be used to argue that abortions are morally wrong.


MYTH: Pregnancy is always preventable.

FACT: Even if one were to take all the contraceptives actions, there is still a chance of an unplanned pregnancy. Some people do not always have access to birth control, to begin with. Condoms, plan b, birth control etc. do not always work. A lot of schools lack proper and educational lessons circling sexual education as well. Some individuals are born into families that neglect the discussions surrounding safe sex entirely and completely forbid it. Pregnancy is never 100% preventable, and different people live under different conditions.


MYTH: Abortions are not safe.

FACT: Safe, legal abortions conducted by qualified medical professionals are safe. Illegal abortions are unsafe.


MYTH: Only certain types of people have unplanned pregnancies and abortions.

FACT: People of all ages, incomes, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, sexualities have unplanned pregnancies and abortions.


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Great information in this article.

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3 years ago

Thank you

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3 years ago

Great information in this article.

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3 years ago

Thank you, I hope we kill some myth about abortion today.

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3 years ago

Great informative article

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3 years ago

Thank you. Feel free to write down your opinion about this topic

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3 years ago

Yeah sure

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3 years ago

Great, just keep posting nice posts

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3 years ago

Thank you

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3 years ago

Text is so good. All the best!

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3 years ago

Thank you. Please, share with me your opinion about this topic

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3 years ago

This text is very good. I personally think that women should be careful. I mean, fetus at first is not a human being, but it could be, but that does not mean that abortion is always a bad solution. Some women are raped, some women tried ot prevent pregnancy, but they could not, some women discover that they are sick, some women do not have enough money to pay all what baby needs. There are so meny reasons. There should be a law in every single country that is regulating abortion.

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3 years ago

Good way to think. Not everything is black or white. Women should definitely have a choice. Just imagine a woman being raped and the law finds her having to give birth to that child. How will they live after, how will a woman love a child and take care of him when it is the result of a traumatic crime?

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3 years ago

Good explained. This has definitely had little effect on my thinking about abortion so far.

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3 years ago

I am happy for that positive change in your opinion

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3 years ago

Still, I think abortion should be a woman's decision, because no one has the right to decide about her body and her life.

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3 years ago

Yes, but many people think they have right to make decision about others. I dont know even how they think that. It is great that I am hearing positive opinion about this topic.

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3 years ago

My opinion is that every woman has the right to decide whether to have an abortion or not. On whether it is a murder or not, let everyone keep their opinion to themselves. It is known until which month an abortion can be performed without endangering the woman's health.

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3 years ago

Woman health is important. People.are so loud when thay talk about abortion as murder, but they will nor feed that child or support him for life.

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3 years ago

There's definitely a difference between pro life and pro birth in the end. Those that actually deny abortion are just pro birth, never pro life because they don't care what happens to the child next as long as it's born despite being unplanned. And mind you that a majority of unplanned babies go neglected and some are even thrown out in the streets or in orphanages after birth

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3 years ago

Pro birth thinkers doesnt care about huge numbers of hungry children or children in homes for children without parents. Yes, in Serbia, I read in news how some mother put her baby in a box and live it in garbage. So sad :(

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3 years ago

Maybe on your next article you could show a difference between them. I just can't take that they're not caring about how the child is treated after birth. They only care that the child makes it out of the mother because it's the moral way to go about it but what's moral isn't always good

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3 years ago

I will write about Poland. Europa but still old thinkers, they have forbiden abortion, lgbt.... More and more human rights are in danger there.

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3 years ago

I'm clueless about the things in poland, honestly but i was really thinking europe was more liberated on these views than in other countries, honestly

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3 years ago

Yes, but Poland has some crazy president. Women are on the streets every day and they are fighting for their rights.

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3 years ago

I honestly hope there's no bloodshed in those parts of poland because i swear, the world doesn't need another protest like what happened in Nigeria

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3 years ago

Wonderful writing dear These are the things we all need to know, thanks dear friends for sharing

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3 years ago

Thanks. We must not belive in myths. Just true facts and than decide what is our opinion.

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3 years ago

This is a great article. Welcome back

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3 years ago

Thanks, I tought I will recive more words about this topic from you

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3 years ago

i think it is an individual decision. But if this is repeated several times with the same person .. then that person needs a thorough conversation with someone

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3 years ago

Prevention should come first and planning a pregnancy, but if that happens, a woman should have the right to decide if she wants an abortion. It is her right.

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3 years ago

Abortion has a long history and is caused by many different methods, including herbal abortions, the use of sharp objects, physical trauma and other traditional methods.

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3 years ago

It is best to have an abortion safely in a reputable clinic with good doctors. Only in this way can a woman be safe. I do not recommend abortion in unsafe conditions.

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3 years ago

The story about abortion has started a lot because of the events in Poland. I always advocate contraception, but I know that in addition to contraception, unwanted pregnancies happen in various ways, and pregnancies from which a child with huge problems would be born. I think that a woman should have the right to decide what to do in such situations. The ban does not achieve anything other than endangering women and their health by committing illegal abortions.

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3 years ago

That's right, first contraception and sex education, then the right to abortion. Abortions cannot be stopped, they will only be illegal and risky for women's health.

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3 years ago

as many times before, I absolutely agree with the views you have stated and explained in your article

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3 years ago

Thank you @milanlukic. You and me have same opinion very often. Human rights comes first.

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3 years ago

Humanity is mythomaniac. One myth less every day, that would be necessary. ฤŒovjeฤanstvo je mitomansko. Svaki dan po jedan mit manje, to bi bilo neophodno.

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3 years ago

We have to break myths. People need to learn to check the information they come across. Not all sources are reliable. Critical thinking is necessary, and then attitudes can be formed based on that.

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3 years ago

Thank you so much! You are quite researcher to present such useful information! Cheers! Abortion is terrible thing.. This is good topic..

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3 years ago

Thank you. What is your opinion about abortion? Did you have on mind some myth from the list?

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3 years ago

Abortion is always safe and pregnancy is always preventable.

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3 years ago

If you dont have sex, you can not be pregnant.. peace of cake xD

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3 years ago