11/3/2025
Abortion Risks Greater than Tylenol Autism Risk, New Studies
Health and Human Services (HHS) has declared that recent research demonstrates that acetaminophen use by pregnant women is "a root cause of autism." Studies examining this link report that the risk of autism increases somewhere between 7 and 35 percent for unborn children exposed to this commonly used pain medication.
This is big news. But oddly, you won't find any HHS releases addressing the fact that induced abortion poses far higher rates of increased risk to women's mental health, heart health, and longevity.
Over 100% Increased Risk of Mental Health Problems
A new study of over 1.2 million pregnancy outcomes in Quebec, Canada, confirms that psychiatric hospitalization is over twice as likely to occur after induced abortions than after live births (104 versus 42 cases per 10,000 person years). The rates of hospitalization were especially higher for substance abuse disorders (157% higher) and suicide attempts (116% higher).
This finding confirms results from a recent analysis of Danish medical records which showed a 50% increased risk of first-time psychiatric treatments in the first year following a first abortion.
Similarly, analysis of medical records for over a million U.S. Medicaid recipients revealed that a history of abortion was linked to an 83% increased risk of post-partum psychiatric hospitalization following a subsequent live birth.
A meta-analysis calculating the population-attributable risk statistic concluded that 10% of all mental health problems treated in the U.S. are attributable to prior abortions.
But no one is talking about these findings.
38% Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
Abortion also impacts physical health. One analysis of over one million patients has shown that there is a 38 percent higher risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) associated with any history of pregnancy loss (including both induced abortion and miscarriages).
In a closer look, within the first six months following a subsequent live birth, among women with a prior pregnancy loss cardiovascular risk increased 15% for those without a history of CVD and 214% for those whose first CVD occurred after their pregnancy loss. There was also a dose effect, meaning the risk increased with each prior abortion or miscarriage, strengthening the likelihood of a causal connection.
Over 100% Increased Risk of Premature Death After Abortion Exposure
A 2017 literature review found that every study linking death certificates to abortion records (eleven in total) had found elevated risk of premature death among women who had an abortion.
These findings have been confirmed in a subsequent 12th study, which examined the medical records of 1.3 million women in Ontario Canada. It found that in the year following an abortion, the risk of premature death rose by 174%—even after accounting for age, preexisting illnesses, and socioeconomic status—and remained higher for over twenty years.
The elevated risk was highest for suicide (141% higher) but was also observed for cardiovascular disease (60% higher) and sepsis or organ failure (84% higher).
Challenging the Abortion Distortion Effect
This is just a sample of the large body of research linking abortion to negative health effects. But you will rarely see any of this reported by the media or in HHS reports.
Why? Because the political polarization over abortion as a legal choice cannot tolerate a discussion of when, if ever, abortion is a poor choice—one more likely to cause harm than good to the women it claims to empower.
Some abortion providers have even argued that woman seeking abortions should not be told of these risks precisely because such health warnings might risk “chilling the abortion decision.”
But given the evidence that over 60% of women report feeling pressured to abort contrary to their own values and preferences, perhaps this risk data is precisely what women…and their loved ones pushing for abortion…most need to hear.
Abortion is not panacea. It has frequent, real and lasting negative health consequences. Women deserve better.
Below is a new interview with Theresa Bonopartis about her own abortion experience, her path to healing, and how she is helping other women: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bI_gPulblg
Original Link: https://afterabortion.org/abortion-risks-greater-than-tylenol-autism-risk-new-studies/
Studies Referenced
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Auger N, Healy-Profitós J, Ayoub A, Lewin A, Low N. Induced abortion and implications for long-term mental health: a cohort study of 1.2 million pregnancies. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Jul;187:304-310. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.05.031. Epub 2025 May 16. PMID: 40408979.
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Tsulukidze M, Reardon D, Craver C. Elevated cardiovascular disease risk in low-income women with a history of pregnancy loss. Open Heart. 2022 Jun;9(1):e002035. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002035. PMID: 35680171; PMCID: PMC9185659.
Tsulukidze M, Reardon DC, Craver C. Effects of prior reproductive losses on risk of cardiovascular diseases within six months of a first live birth. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2024 Mar 13;21:200260. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2024.200260. PMID: 38525098; PMCID: PMC10957406.
Reardon DC, Thorp JM. Pregnancy associated death in record linkage studies relative to delivery, termination of pregnancy, and natural losses: A systematic review with a narrative synthesis and meta-analysis. SAGE Open Med. 2017 Nov 13;5:2050312117740490. doi: 10.1177/2050312117740490. PMID: 29163945; PMCID: PMC5692130.
Reardon DC, Rafferty KA, Longbons T. The Effects of Abortion Decision Rightness and Decision Type on Women's Satisfaction and Mental Health. 2023 May 11;15(5):e38882. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38882. PMID: 37303450; PMCID: PMC10257365.
