For years doctors have been teaching women about the risks of surgical procedures, including abortions. We have talked about the slight risks of infection, of uterine damage and of excess bleeding. Actually, legal abortions are the safest of all surgical procedures. We also inform patients about the risk of psychological problems after an abortion but they too are rare. In fact, women are much more likely to suffer depression after delivering a baby than after an abortion.
Doctors tune into their patients emotions.
This month I got a card from a young woman. I came to Planned Parenthood to have an abortion. I think about you everyday and thank God for you. I was so confused and scared. I am so happy to have my baby.