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Case Study: Linda G. In April of 1974, I became pregnant. I was seventeen, unmarried, and scared to death. My boyfriend, Bill, had wanted to marry me for some time, so when I found out I was pregnant, I said okay. I couldn’t bear the thought of having to tell my parents because I knew […]
Volume 16, Number 1, January-March 2008 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Study Finds High Rates of PTSD Among Women Who Had Abortions A study from the journal BMC Psychiatry What Women Want Hint: Not Reproductive Healthcare “Living Is Hell for Me” Woman’s Death Part of Dangerous Trend of Unwanted Abortions, Post-Abortion Trauma Men, Abortion and […]
Post-Abortion Trauma Abortion Linked to Increase in Mental Health Disorders Springfield, IL (March 3, 2008) — The recent suicide of a British woman who had undergone an abortion points to the urgent need to raise awareness of the problem of unwanted abortions and post-abortion trauma. The London Daily Mail reported that an inquest was held […]
Study Finds High Rates of PTSD Among Women Who Had Abortions PTSD Rates Increased by 61 Percent After Abortion Springfield, IL (Feb. 14, 2008) — According to a study published in the journal BMC Psychiatry, women who have experienced abortion have high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which follow findings from earlier studies linking […]
New Study Underscores Need for Informed Consent Legislation Springfield, IL (August 29, 2006) — A new survey has found that women want to be thoroughly informed of all possible risks associated with elective medical procedures, and they generally want as much or more information when it comes to abortion. The survey of 187 women seeking […]