For just a moment, forget all the emotions surrounding your take on the abortion issue. The question “Does abortion puts the next baby at risk?” deserves an answer that is worth the investment of research and investigation. Below is an excerpt of an article that possibly provides some answers to this question:
Having an abortion almost doubles a woman’s risk of giving birth dangerously early in a later pregnancy, according to research that will provoke fresh debate over the most controversial of all medical procedures.
A French study of 2,837 births – the first to investigate the link between terminations and extremely premature births – found that mothers who had previously had an abortion were 1.7 times more likely to give birth to a baby at less than 28 weeks’ gestation. Many babies born this early die soon after birth, and a large number who survive suffer serious disability.
The research leader, Dr Caroline Moreau, an epidemiologist at the Hôpital de Bicêtre in Paris, said the results of the study, which appear in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, provided conclusive evidence of a link between induced abortion and subsequent pre-term births…more
Now if you think that I am going to respond to this like a good little conservative by saying “see, see, I told you so”, please think again. I understand that this is one study that we at least know about into this issue, so to draw such conclusions on such an important issue would be a bit premature. More research is needed to arrive at such a conclusion.
After reading this article, an unanswered question came to mind: “Could this be the explanation behind the high infant mortality rate in the black community?” From the early beginnings of its public acceptance, the abortion industry has had its target set on the black community. Referring to us as “undesirables”, Margaret Sanger (founder of Planned Parenthood), made it her life’s mission to practice her love for eugenics on the black population.
I presented this whole story on this site a while ago. Please click here to read the whole story: A Must Read for Every African-American: A TBI Special Report
For once, let’s not hide behind the cliché “this is a woman’s right”. If this saying is true, then let’s allow science and known history to reveal the facts for us.
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May 16th, 2005 at 7:50 am
I’m glad someone is addressing the question about the impact of abortion on the black community. Because abortion is a highly politicized topic, people who object to abortion arr automatically labeled conservative/Republican. That usually ends discussion on the debate. Unfortunately, this practice has caused a great deal of problems in the black community.
Instead of putting every concept that affects our community in the liberal or conservative box, let’s have a discussion on the benefits of the practice of this concept, and the dangers of practicing this concept.
One Love
May 16th, 2005 at 6:11 pm
I find this article interesting and informative. But I personally don’t know if this really applies to the Black community. I think there may be more factors that are contributing to our high infant mortality rate. This is something that is not publicized, but I think whites have more abortions than blacks. If our young people had more abortions, I don’t think we would have a problem with so many teen pregnancies. One thing I learned is that the younger you are when you get pregnant; there’s an increase in mortality and birth defects. Our problem may be due to the fact that these young girls who are getting pregnant are simply too young and it is putting a stress not only on their bodies, but the unborn babies are feeling that stress too.
Just my two cents.
May 17th, 2005 at 1:22 pm
I agree with Cynthia. When I was in high school, I heard more of white girls having
abortions than blacks. One main reason is the cost — alot of blacks couldn’t afford
it. A reason for high infant mortality & birth defects among black females could very
well be the lack of medical care throughout their pregnancy, not to mention the
lifestyle, eating habits, etc. that could be possible contributors.