Abortion and Its Side Effects. Social Sciences Research Paper

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Abortion and Its Side Effects
“Abortion is a medical/ scientific procedure carried out by women in order to terminate their unwanted pregnancies, (Gerdts et al, 2016). In most cases women feel that they have conceived by mistake and this could be among the many reasons why abortions are carried out. “The reasons women give for seeking abortion are not having enough money, partner issues, bad timing, needing to focus on existing children, and not being emotionally or mentally prepared—are indicative of their difficult circumstances at the time they seek an abortion. The experience of an unintended pregnancy may cause women to contend with their circumstances and reflect on their lives”, (Biggs et al., 2017).
However, in as much as abortions seem to solve an instant problem, most such cases have adverse implications on women, most of which are normally felt up-to a period of 5years after the procedure is done, (Biggs et al, 2017). Most of these implications include psychological side effects which cannot be felt instantly, but takes a lot of time to be felt. Other implications could be strained relationships with the partners involved though a conclusive research cannot be done because in most cases women who carry out such procedures are normally single women who may not want the responsibilities of raising children on their own, or who may want to avoid instances of foster parents once they get married in future, Biggs et al., (2017). Other effects of abortions are further discussed below.
Abortion Affects a Woman’s Health
Abortion has a negative effect to a woman’s health. Abortion procedures normally lead to excessive bleeding whether it’s done in the first trimester or in the last trimester (Gerdts et al, 2016). Bleeding is however more in the case where its performed in the last trimester. Bleeding leads to loss of excessive blood, and in cases where the patients are anemic, excessive bleeding could lead to complicated health conditions. To reduce adverse effects of bleeding, people should ensure that they do abortion using the right procedures like visiting recommended health centers so that they can receive the right medical attention. Sometimes incomplete abortion could also lead to excessive bleeding since the uterus will keep on bleeding, but if medical procedure was carried out, there would be no such cases.
Another health effect of abortion is extreme abdominal pains and cramping, (Gerdts et al, 2016). These abdominal pains result from the contractions of the cervix as it tries to eject the fetus in cases where the patient has taken abortion pills. The cervix has to contract so that the placenta and any formations in the uterus can be forced out. Sometimes the abdominal pains could be so intense such that one is not even able to stand or to carry out any activity. This could be go on for a period of even two weeks after an abortion is done. In addition, in cases where a medical procedure has been carried out, abdominal pains could be more intense because in most cases, the procedures are carried out when the patient are awake and aware of the proceedings. However, if full body anesthesia was used pat...