In fact, modern abortion procedures are safe and do not cause long-lasting health problems such as cancer and infertility. A peer-reviewed study found that less than a quarter of one percent of abortions result in major health complications. The American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have declared abortion one of the safest medical procedures performed in the United States. They also said that the mortality rate of a colonoscopy is more than 40 times that of an abortion. Abortion is therefore safe and we do not have to worry about the fate of the woman..