My sister is 18 weeks pregnant and the doctor told that it is an ectopic pregnancy. the doctor advised to abort the baby but she wants to continue with it. is it dangerous for her?

YES: Ectopic pregnancy literally means that the fetus is implanted in a place other than uterus. It is advisable to abort the fetus before the mother goes in for complications and the complications are serious including bleeding and death. Depending on where the fetus is implanted, it needs to be aborted on an emergency basis.

Yes possibly: An ectopic pregnancy is one outside the uterus. That can be quite dangerous for hte mother due to bleeding from the pregnancy inside the mother. However, most ectopics are in the 6-10 week range. An 18 week ectopic is very unusual, which makes me question the diagnosis. Get a second opinion, but if it is really outside the uterus, it can be life threatening.

Yes: Ectopic pregnancies will cause massive internal bleeding and if ot treated emergently will cause death from hemorrhagic shock.