by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
According to FDA information, the typical pregnancy rate for women using the pill is 5 percent. This means that of every 100 women using the pill, 5 will be pregnant within 12 months. About 10.4 million American women use the pill; thus there are more than 500,000...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
Mirena is an Abortifacient — It Is an IUD — an 'IntraUterine Device' that Causes Early Abortions… "Mirena is T-shaped. It is made of flexible plastic and contains a progestin hormone called levonorgestrel that is often used in birth...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | Possible Adverse Effects
"Alabama Physicians For Life, Inc. believes that patients have the right to be fully informed regarding potentially adverse effects before undergoing medical treatment. While a difference of medical opinion exists concerning the abortion-breast cancer link, there...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
[Abstract follows at end of this summary] Abortion increases risks of premature delivery (risk ratio elevation of 1.3 to 2.0), maternal depression and suicide, and other serious health consequences, such as placenta previa (RR of 1.7), reports a new medical study by...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | Studies - General Research
Abortion complications are seriously under-reported, leaving women who undergo abortion largely unaware of the range of physical and psychological risks they face. The deVeber Institute, a nonprofit Canadian bioethics institute and social research group based in...