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In his encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life, paragraph 99), Pope John Paul II has a special message for women who have had an abortion: I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have […]
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Redirect A List of Major Psychological Sequelae of Abortion REQUIREMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT: In a study of post-abortion patients only 8 weeks after their abortion, researchers found that 44% complained of nervous disorders, 36% had experienced sleep disturbances, 31% had regrets about their decision, and 11% had been prescribed psychotropic medicine by their family doctor. […]
Didn’t former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop conclude that there are no psychological consequences from abortion? Actually, no. Dr. Koop was assigned by President Ronald Reagan to produce a report on the psychological impact of abortion on women. What Koop told the President is that he could not find any studies at that time […]