I gave birth eight months ago and have just discovered that I have been pregnant again for about 6 weeks. I live in China and was told by a gynecologist here that I should not have an abortion because it would endanger my life. Is that true? Thanks.

Did you ask how the abortion would endanger your life? I'm wondering if that was a general statement, or one that was directed at you specifically.

Unless there's a medical reason, abortions are usually pretty safe. But your doctor knows you best, and knows your medical history. If your doctor said this, he has his reasons. We cannot tell you the risks since we don't know your medical history.

Good luck.

Any medical procedure could endanger your life, especially how it works. This one is pretty safe, but has it's own risks. Especially considering you have a young child.

Please use condoms. They prevent this situation. Practice safe sex.

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Any medical procedure could endanger your life, especially how it works. This one is pretty safe, but has it's own risks. Especially considering you have a young child.

Please use condoms. They prevent this situation. Practice safe sex.

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It's a bit late for that though. She's pregnant, and she lives in China (isn't there a law in China, one child limit?) has a child, and has been told she can't abort because it's too risky.

I really wish she'd come back and tell us why an abortion is so risky. Also, what will happen to this second child if she is forced to give birth?

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It's a bit late for that though. She's pregnant, and she lives in China (isn't there a law in China, one child limit?) has a child, and has been told she can't abort because it's too risky.

I really wish she'd come back and tell us why an abortion is so risky. Also, what will happen to this second child if she is forced to give birth?

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I was meaning more afterwards. From talking to a few of my Chinese coworkers, born and raised in China, you can have more then one but you need to get special permission to do so. There are hurdles to jump. My coworker, and her brother, were children of a pair of engineers so it wasn't hard to get the second permit. I think that is how it works based on what I was told.

I wish she would too. My thrust was that any procedure is dangerous. Simple and safe procedures can go horribly wrong. Chances are they won't but there is a possibility.

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I was meaning more afterwards. From talking to a few of my Chinese coworkers, born and raised in China, you can have more then one but you need to get special permission to do so. There are hurdles to jump. My coworker, and her brother, were children of a pair of engineers so it wasn't hard to get the second permit. I think that is how it works based on what I was told.

I wish she would too. My thrust was that any procedure is dangerous. Simple and safe procedures can go horribly wrong. Chances are they won't but there is a possibility.

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I completely agree. Any procedure can be dangerous.

I would like the OP to tell us why her doctor thinks this procedure would be harmful for her. There must be a medical reason for this, and we're not getting the info needed to give her an accurate answer.

Bottom line, if the doctor thinks it's dangerous, he/she has his/her reasons to feel that way, and the doctor has access to medical records we don't. So I'd go with the doctors diagnosis on this one.