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Much has been written about the adverse mental states experience by many women following abortion (Planned Parenthood would disagree!!). Now attention is being given to potential adverse physical conditions experienced by women who have had abortions and later have gave birth to a child.

The National Academies of Science has recently completed the report Abortion Linked to Premature Birth Problems which indicates a sharp rise in premature births since abortion became legal.

A new report from a committee of the National Academies of Science finds that a first-trimester abortion, the most common abortion procedure, is linked to an increasing risk of premature birth. The report comes from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a NAS organization.

The IOM reported that premature births before 37 weeks gestation represent 12.5 percent of all U.S. births, a 30% increase since 1981. Abortion became legally accessible in 1973 and the number of abortions peaked in the early 1980s as it became more ingrained in society.

The consequences for society are considerable because of the health problems encountered by the premature child and the mother.

The report has huge consequences for abortion because premature birth can lead to a host problems, including cerebral palsy for the child and breast cancer for the mother.

The IOM said premature birth cost U.S. society $26.2 billion in 2005

Other studies made since 2003 back up these observations and conclusions.

This isn't the first time a study has found that abortion increases the risk for premature birth. A 2003 article in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons finds at least sixty significant studies published since 1963 report an abortion-premature birth link.

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