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.
Scientific studies show there is no link between abortion and higher rates of breast cancer.
This is the conclusion of major health organisations in North America, including the Canadian Cancer Society. There are too many late abortions. Women shouldn't wait so long. Irish woman have later abortions because they must travel to Britain, make arrangements to be away for 2-3 days and must collect the money to pay for the termination in a private clinic. In countries where abortion is legal and easily accessible virtually all terminations are done in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and only a few after 16 weeks.