Witnesses Ask US Senate for Research into Side Effects of Abortion on Women: "A medical researcher from the University of Michigan Medical School told the US Senate last week that 'abortion increases rates of breast cancer, placenta previa, pre-term births, and maternal suicide.' Dr. Elizabeth Shadigian, testifying before the Senate Sub-Committee on Science, Technology, and Space, said that 'statistically, all types of deaths are higher with women who have had induced abortions.'

"According to sub-committee chairman Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), the hearing was the first of its kind to look into the physical and psychological effects of abortion on women. As expected, the hearing was not without controversy."