What are the dangers of having an abortion?

Many: In surgical abortion, the risks include infection, bleeding, injury to surrounding structures such as bowel or bladder, anesthesia, reaction to medications, incomplete abortion leading to another operation, etc.

Risks: Risks include injury to the cervix/uterus, infection of the uterus/ fallopian tubes, uterine scarring or perforation, retained tissue, hemorrhage ; adverse reaction to anesthesia. See: http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002912.Htm.