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Abortion performed using unsafe methods like coat hangers carries significant risks of permanent infertility and life-threatening complications.

Mechanisms of Infertility Risk

1. Uterine Perforation: Sharp objects (e.g., coat hangers) can puncture the uterus, causing internal bleeding, organ damage, or sepsis[3][4]. Severe cases may require hysterectomy, permanently ending fertility[1][6].
2. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): Unsafe procedures often introduce bacteria, leading to infections that spread to the fallopian tubes. Scarring from PID can block fertilization, causing infertility[5][7].
3. Asherman’s Syndrome: Traumatic uterine damage may cause adhesions (scar tissue) that prevent embryo implantation. This is rare but linked to repeated uterine surgeries[1][5].
4. Chronic Sepsis: Incomplete abortions leave tissue debris, creating a breeding ground for bacteria. Untreated sepsis can cause multi-organ failure or death[6][8].

Comparative Risks

Key Statistics

• Unsafe abortions cause ~7 million hospitalizations/year globally, with infertility occurring in survivors of severe complications[2][6].
• Retained tissue in incomplete abortions increases sepsis mortality risk by 50x[6].
• 73% of septic abortion patients develop acute kidney failure, increasing infertility odds[6].

Conclusion

While safe, legal abortions (medical or surgical) pose minimal fertility risks[1][5], coat hanger methods drastically increase the likelihood of life-threatening infections and permanent reproductive harm. Timely medical care reduces these risks, but prevention through access to safe abortion services is critical[6][8].

Citations: [1] Can Abortion Cause Infertility? - Healthline https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/can-abortion-cause-infertility [2] Unsafe Abortion: Unnecessary Maternal Mortality - PMC https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2709326/ [3] Coat Hangers and Knitting Needles: A Brief History of Self-Induced ... https://nursingclio.org/2016/03/10/coat-hangers-and-knitting-needles-a-brief-history-of-self-induced-abortion/ [4] Unsafe abortion - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_abortion [5] Can abortion affect your fertility? - 1800 My Options https://www.1800myoptions.org.au/blog/can-abortion-affect-your-fertility/ [6] Infectious Complications of Abortion - PMC - PubMed Central https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9683598/ [7] Complications of an abortion - NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/risks/ [8] The coat hanger abortion is back, and that's scary for all women | Vox https://www.vox.com/2015/12/23/10656860/coat-hanger-abortion-pregnancy-murder

Higher infant mortality, and higher maternal mortality to boot, all while chasing the $5k bait with poor insurance coverage at public hospitals. Meanwhile, the haves can afford better private care. Since that's where the money will be, they'll be pulling better doctors and nurses to it, thus avoiding becoming statistics.

Edit: it all boils back down to "survival of the fittest", where "fittest" has been redefined to mean "has the most money".

Forces everyone to reproduce. Lack of healthcare kills off the ones who can’t afford to survive. The “undesirables” still reproduce, they just die young.