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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 […]
Dozens of Studies Find Women With a History of Abortion More Likely to Later Have a Preterm Birth Springfield, IL (Oct. 28, 2008) — Researchers studying findings from dozens of studies have concluded that abortion is linked to an increased risk of preterm birth among subsequently born babies. In a paper recently published in the […]
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 […]
Springfield, IL (Aug. 10, 2006) — Adolescent girls who abort unintended pregnancies are five times more likely to seek subsequent help for psychological and emotional problems compared to their peers who carry “unwanted pregnancies” to term, according to a new nationally representative study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Dr. Priscilla Coleman, a […]
Laws in Britain and New Zealand allow abortion only when the risks of pregnancy outweigh the risks of childbirth. This study in New Zealand is one of many showing that the risks of abortion are greater than the risks of childbirth. The finding demonstrates that most abortions in these countries do not comply with the law.
