Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Research Points to Need for New Legislation Springfield, IL (January 22, 2010) — A new study has found that poor counseling before abortion is more likely to be followed by symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems. [1] The results from an online survey of women and men who had been involved in […]
Springfield, IL (November 10, 2009) — A study of women who experienced serious complications during pregnancy found that women who undergo late abortions due to fetal anomalies are more likely to experience psychiatric disorders compared to women who give birth prematurely. The study of 170 German women, published in the “Archives of Women’s Mental Health,” […]
Are teens who abort better off than teens who carry an unplanned pregnancy to term? Not according to a study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. The study found that adolescent girls who abort unintended pregnancies are five times more likely to seek subsequent help for psychological and emotional problems compared to their […]
Springfield, IL (August 4, 2009) — A new British study has found that women having repeat abortions were more likely to be in an abusive relationship. The study, published in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, the journal of the Royal College of Ob-Gyns., found that 30 percent of women having a second abortion reported being in […]
Group Issues Call for Better Screening and Informed Consent Springfield, IL (August 4, 2009) — The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Great Britain has issued a statement saying that some women may suffer mental health problems after abortion and calling on health care providers to provide better screening and informed consent before women undergo an […]