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Study: Prior abortion greatly raises risk of premature birth
June 30, 2009
A study presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology found that a prior abortion raised the risk of a premature birth by 20% and that multiple prior abortions raised the risk of a premature birth by 90%.
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Further information:
- Abortions double premature tot risk (The Mirror)
- Abortion raises early birth risk (Press Association)
- Researcher: Abortions Double Risk of Premature Birth in Subsequent Pregnancies (LifeNews.com)
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