Shocking FRENCH Study: Those Who Have Abortions Have Double the Risk of a Dangerous Birth in Later Pregnancy

Michael Day / Aimee Herd reporting : May 16, 2005
The Telegraph

According to the Telegraph, a new French study shows women who have had an abortion double their risk of having a dangerous birth later on.

The study investigated 2,837 births finding that mothers who had previously undergone an abortion were 1.7 times more likely to a premature baby-less than 28 weeks gestation. Many infants born that early die soon after being born or experience severe disabilities.

Epidemiologist, Dr. Caroline Moreau of the Hôpital de Bicêtre in Paris called the results of the study "conclusive evidence of a link between induced abortion and subsequent pre-term births," according to the Telegraph.

"Clearly there is a link," she said. "The results suggest that induced abortion can damage the cervix in some way that makes a premature birth more likely in subsequent pregnancies."

The study has sparked a new campaign by those who uphold life that women seeking an abortion should be routinely warned of the risk of future complications with pregnancy if they pursue the termination.