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According to the March of Dimes, "In 2001, more than 476,000 babies, or nearly 12 percent of live births, were born too soon – before 37 completed weeks – in the U.S.

“The annual rate of babies born prematurely has risen 27 percent since 1981... In 2000, hospital charges for 23,000 prematurity-related infant stays totaled $1.2 Billion. The average charge was $58,000 per baby, compared to $4,300 for a typical [term] newborn stay."1
[¹ Derived from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 2000, a component of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. The diagnosis code includes short gestation and low birthweight]

Treatment of these children through employer health plans has been estimated at $4.7 Billion per year.

One fifth of these costs may be attributable to extra cases of prematurity arising from abortion-related morbidity.

premature birth is the leading cause of newnatal death and is related to increased risk of cerebral palsy, vision and hearing loss, retardation, and other life-long health problems.

For the list of 60 medical studies showing abortion's link to premature birth and low birth rate deliveries, visit http://www.vcn.bc.ca/~whatsup/APB-Major.html
[http://www.marchofdimes.com/aboutus/791_6775.asp]

 
Suicide Attempts Associated with Induced Abortion (BMJ,1997; UMES,1986) PDF Print E-mail

These are older studies, but that is exactly why they are being added: to show that abortion research has been going on -- and ignored -- for decades...

 

One of the best kept secrets in the abortion industry is the significant increase in suicide in the one year following the abortion. 

In MN, teens attempted suicide rate was 10 times higher than their control peers in the 6 months after an abortion. 

Below is a synopsis of the 2 articles showing this information:

Reference:  Garfinkle, B.,  et. al., "Stress, Depression, and Suicide:  A study of  Adolescents in Minnesota"  (Minneapolis: Univ Minnesota Extension Service, 1986):

Teens are generally at a higher risk for both suicide and abortion.  In a survey of teenaged girls, researchers at U of MN found that the rate of attempted suicide in the six months prior to the study increased 10 fold  -  from 0.4% for girls who had not aborted to 4% for teens who had aborted in the previous six months.

Reference:  Morgan, C., et. al., "Mental health may deteriorate as a direct effect of induced abortion," letter section,  Brit. Med. Journal 314:902, 22 Mar 97:

Researchers at South Glomorgan Health Authority in Great Britain found that after abortions, there were 8.9 suicide attempts per 1000, compared to 1.9 suicide attempts per 1000 among those who gave birth, a RR of 4.5.

 
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