Critics say “That it has no harm to the mother”. However, it is all a lie. According to Erik Eckholm, “women who have had an induced abortion have the same risk of breast cancer as other women," (Eckholm, p. A.1). Basically Erik is saying that having an induced abortion, can lead to the same injuries as a normal person. Eckholm also stated, “Abortion has risks of premature births, depression, and breast, cervical and ovarian cancer.” (Eckholm, p. A.1). This means that having an abortion can cause a bunch of health problems and some of them can be deadly. Ann M. Simmons stated, “Abortion should only be necessary to save a woman's life. Saving a woman's life as well as protecting her physical health.” (Simmons, p. A.3). This proves that it shouldn’t be allowed at all because it can cause physical health problems and some are deadly. In summary, it is apparent that abortion should not be allowed because of how it can harm the mother …show more content…
Critics often argue that women have the same amount of psychological damage after birth as having an abortion. However, it is shown that more women have more psychological damage after having an abortion because of all the things that go through your mind after taking someone's life. According to a U.S. Government Reporter, “The suicide rate in the year after an abortion goes up by seven times." This means, the more abortions that happen, the more people are gonna get depressed and commit suicide. The U.S. Government Reporter also stated, “Post-abortion stress is suffered by women having abortions it is much like that seen in soldiers returning from Vietnam and is something that anyone who's had an abortion is sure to suffer from." This means that after you have an abortion, that you can have suffer from brain damage. Some things abortion can cause are, guilt, sexual problems, suicidal ideas, drug use, eating disorders, and a downward spiral where they lose friends and family members. This mean that having an abortion, can make you have a lot of bad things happen to you. In summary, it is apparent that abortion should not be allowed because of how it can harm the mother