The top claims about abortion, fact-checked
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By Samantha Putterman
Does abortion cause infertility? Can foetuses feel pain in the first term? Is it common for women to seek abortions later in pregnancy?
Google any of these questions and you’ll find a range of contradictory answers.
After nearly five decades of federally protected abortion access in the U.S., the Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, decision to strike down Roe v. Wade refuelled a host of unfounded claims.
Although views diverge on the morality of legal abortion access, research provides real data that can answer some of these questions.
Here, we compiled the most prevalent fact-checkable claims about abortion, along with a few newer claims that have surfaced since Roe was overturned.
Claim: ‘Abortion is dangerous.’
Decades of research has shown that both in-clinic and medication abortions are safe for patients who seek them.
The majority of abortions are performed in outpatient, non-hospital settings, and complications are rare: About 2% of women experience a complic...
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