Partners, parents, or friends may sometimes urge a woman to have an abortion, even if she is unsure or would prefer to have the baby. Non-directive counselling provides women with full information on alternatives to abortion. If women seem ambivalent about abortion, or feel pressured by others, counsellors will encourage them to take more time to think about their decision. Abortion is dangerous and medically risky. It is not as safe as natural pregnancy.
Abortion increases the risk of miscarriage in future pregnancies, and infertility.
The risk of dying from childbirth is about 13 times that for early abortion, and the overall abortion complication rate is extremely low, about 25 times lower than for childbirth. First-trimester abortion has become one of the safest and simplest medical procedures of all, one that can be quickly and routinely performed. Having an abortion will not adversely affect a woman's future reproduction. Abortion increases the risk of breast cancer. This is a common argument from anti-abortion groups.