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J Reprod Med. 1979 Apr;22(4):207-12.
Recent local, state and federal regulations intending to provide "informed consent" for women considering termination of pregnancy have misrepresented the current state of knowledge about certain long-term complications: the alleged risks are presented to the patient as if they were scientific facts rather than still-unproven hypotheses. While it is possible that some late sequelae are associated with previously induced abortions, there is no agreement in the scientific literature on the magnitude of the risks, if any. Moreover, few studies adequately define the particular method of induced abortion whose effects they are investigating. The current data do not support firm conclusions about induced abortion either causing or not causing any of the alleged long-term complications.
最近，地方、州和联邦层面旨在为考虑终止妊娠的女性提供“知情同意”的法规，歪曲了当前关于某些长期并发症的知识现状：向患者呈现的所谓风险仿佛是科学事实，而非尚未得到证实的假说。虽然某些晚期后遗症有可能与既往人工流产有关，但科学文献中对于风险程度（如果存在风险的话）并未达成共识。此外，很少有研究充分界定他们所调查的人工流产具体方法及其影响。目前的数据并不支持就人工流产是否会导致任何所谓的长期并发症得出确凿结论。
