Zakaj v Slovenij ne smemo govoriti o negativnih posledicah splava? V svetu je sicer vedno več raziskovalcev, ki odkrito navajajo neizprosna dejstva, da je splav življenjsko nevaren tako za otroka kot tudi za mamo.

Zdravstvene komplikacije so del vsakdanjika žensk, ki so splavile

• 31 % jih je utrpelo zdravstvene zaplete. (VM Rue et. al., “Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women,” Medical Science Monitor 10(10): SR5-16, 2004.)
• Približno 10 % jih utrpi takojšnje komplikacije, od katerih pri petini ogroženo življenje. Krvavitve, endotoksinski šok in komplikacije zaradi anestezije so le nekatere od mnogih potencialnih težav. (Frank, et.al., "Induced Abortion Operations and Their Early Sequelae," Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners 35(73):175-180, April 1985; Grimes and Cates, "Abortion: Methods and Complications," in Human Reproduction, 2nd ed., 796-813; M.A. Freedman, "Comparison of complication rates in first trimester abortions performed by physician assistants and physicians," Am. J. Public Health 76(5):550-554, 1986).
• Ženske prav tako tvegajo neplodnost ali težave v prihodnih nosečnostih, kot na primer zunajmaternična nosečnost, zapleti pri porodu, spontani splavi, mrtvorojenost ali prezgodnje rojstvo, ki je vodilen vzrok za okvare plodu. (T. Strahan, Detrimental Effects of Abortion: An Annotated Bibliography with Commentary, TW Strahan, ed., (Springfield, IL: Acorn Books, 2002) 188-206. See also “Physical Risks of Abortion” in the “Research and Key Facts Booklet,” p. 5-6, at www.theunchoice.com/resources.htm.)

Žene z izkušnjo splava se soočajo s travmo in višjim tveganjem za samomor

• 65 % jih utrpi več simptomov posttravmatske stresne motnje. (VM Rue et. al., “Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women,” Medical Science Monitor 10(10): SR5-16, 2004.)
• Za 62 % povečano tveganje za smrt iz različnih vzrokov, vključno s samomorom. (DC Reardon et. al., “Deaths Associated With Pregnancy Outcome: A Record Linkage Study of Low Income Women,” Southern Medical Journal 95(8):834-41, Aug. 2002.)
• Stopnja samomorilnosti je 6-krat višja, če ženska umetno splavi, kot če rodi. (Gissler, Hemminki & Lonnqvist, "Suicides after pregnancy in Finland, 1987-94: register linkage study," British Journal of Medicine 313:1431-4, 1996; and M. Gissler, “Injury deaths, suicides and homicides associated with pregnancy, Finland 1987-2000,” European J. Public Health 15(5):459-63,2005.)
• 60 % žensk, ki je naredilo splav, je reklo, da so se počutile, kot da »je umrl del mene«. (VM Rue et. al., “Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women,” Medical Science Monitor 10(10): SR5-16, 2004.)