There are many risks associated with the act of aborting a fetus or on. Post-abortion syndrome (PAS) is common with women who have had abortions. Grace Kirkham is one of the many women affected with PAS, she had an abortion at 17 years old and up to this day, she still regrets her decision as stated in her interview. Medical-base.com has stated that PAS includes multiple physiological symptoms such as - insomnia, feeling of guilt, anxiety, palpitations of the heart, upset stomach, headaches and uncontrollable crying. PAS is not limited to physiological symptoms, but as stated on Abortion Pro-Con, there are psychological effects associated with abortions as well. According to “a 2002 peer-reviewed study published by the Southern Medical Journal, more than 173,000 American women found that women who aborted were 154% more likely to commit suicide than women who carried to term." Psychological Effects found that there are also long term consequences associated with abortion; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was still present in 14.3% of 217 American women ten years after aborting their unborn child. Interestingly enough, the website Abortion Pro-Con also stated that even the male partners of the women who have practiced abortion tend to feel sadness, regret and depression afterwards. Besides the psychological side-effects of abortion, women can also be at risk when it comes to future pregnancies; it increases the likelihood for women to have a miscarriage in the future. According to the International Journal of Epidemiology, 15% of first-trimester miscarriages are due to the fact that these women have had an abortion in the past. On top of all these risks, women who have practiced abortion are at a higher risk for breast cancer. As stated by Abortion Pro-Con, “In early pregnancy, levels of estrogen increase, leading to breast growth in preparation for breastfeeding. When a pregnancy is interrupted by abortion, immature cells are