Doctors Spooked by Abortion-Cerebral Palsy Link

Abortion continues to claim more victims, but new research shows
that the suffering extends well beyond the unborn. Physicians in
Canada and the U.S. teamed up for a sobering study about the
lingering effects of "choice," the results of which appear in this
month's Journal of Reproductive Medicine. The authors, who examined
data from more than four million births, make a direct correlation
between preterm births and mothers who have undergone prior
abortions. Dr. Byron Calhoun, Professor and Vice Chair of Obstetrics
and Gynecology at West Virginia University, estimates that roughly a
third of babies who are considered "very pre-term" result from a
woman's decision to abort her previous child(ren). Babies who spend
less than 32 weeks in the womb almost certainly suffer from very-low-
birth-weight. The researchers estimated that of the 32 percent of
babies who suffer from very-low-birth- weight, eight percent develop
cerebral palsy. For years, we have warned that abortion harms women,
and children, and now researchers are certifying that the victims'
future siblings incur a greater risk of lifelong anguish and
disease. The time has come for everyone to pause and reconsider the
cycle of suffering that society continues to inflict on future
generations in the name of "choice." Women deserve to be informed--
not encouraged to conform--on the issue of abortion.
Christopher Merritt Group Owner
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