Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 2010 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Nebraska First to Allow Women to Sue for Psychological Injury After Abortion Governor Signs Bill Holding Abortionists Liable for Failing to Screen for Coercion, Other Risk Factors Historic Law Result of 25-Year Effort to Change Abortion Malpractice Laws New Study Affirms Link Between Abortion […]
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 […]
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 […]