"Abortion is bad for women and these studies are providing compelling evidence of that truth"

A new study of half-a-million Danish women suggests significantly higher maternal death rates following abortion compared with delivery.

The study follows studies from Finland and Scotland which suggest that abortion is a risk-factor for premature births in subsequent pregnancies. [Peter Saunders, 6 September]

John Smeaton, SPUC's chief executive, commented: "The truth is that abortion is bad for women and these studies are providing compelling evidence of that truth."

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• 'Read my veto: no abortion!' says popular Uruguayan ex-president as vote approaches [LifeSiteNews.com, 5 September]
• British woman calls Indian surrogate she hired a "receptacle" [LifeNews.com, 6 September]
• Australian euthanasia campaigner under new investigation [ABC, 7 September]
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• Civil rights activist asks Apple to speak out against China's one-child policy [Macworld, 6 September]
• Paralympics has exposed Britain's Janus-faced attitude to disabled people, says Catholic blogger [Catholic Herald, 7 September]
• UK government was right to challenge 'Christian discrimination' case at European court, says senior minister [Huffington Post UK, 6 September]