The Abortion–Autism Link—An Unconsented Risk

The Abortion–Autism Link—An Unconsented Risk
An pro-life activist holds a model of an unborn baby in a file photo. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Ian Gentles
Brent Rooney
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For several decades, the incidence of childhood autism has been growing at an alarming rate in North America, and elsewhere around the world. Autism is a hugely expensive mental malady that also causes much stress within families and has led in some cases to parents divorcing.

Ian Gentles is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and distinguished professor of history and global affairs at Tyndale University in Toronto. He is the co-author of "Complications: Abortion’s Impact on Women" (2nd ed., 2018), published by the deVeber Institute for Bioethics in Toronto.
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