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Report on Abortion and Mental Health Violates the Methods of Science Priscilla Coleman, Ph.D. In 2008 the American Psychological Association released a Task Force Report concluding that “[t]here is no credible evidence that a single elective abortion of an unwanted pregnancy in and of itself causes mental health problems for adult women.” Although the report […]
Lead Author Refuses to Release Abortion Data Collected Under Federal Grant Springfield, IL (August 13, 2008) – The credibility of a new report on the mental health effects of abortion from the American Psychological Association is tarnished by the fact that the lead author, Dr. Brenda Major, has violated the APA’s own data sharing rules […]
Chair of APA Abortion Report Task Force Violates APA Ethics Rules Lead Author Refuses to Release Abortion Data Collected Under Federal Grant Springfield, IL (August 13, 2008) – The credibility of a new report on the mental health effects of abortion from the American Psychological Association is tarnished by the fact that the lead author, […]
Studies Showing Emotional Problems Not Relevant to American Psychological Association’s Pro-Choice Advocacy Springfield, IL (Feb. 15, 2006) — According to a spokesperson for the American Psychological Association, the APA’s pro-choice position, first adopted in 1969, is based on a civil rights view, not on scientific proof of any mental health benefits arising from abortion. The […]
Abortion-Depression Study Flawed and Misleading Experts Dispute Interpretations of Federal Study Springfield, IL (Nov. 2, 2005) — In 2002, an analysis of a nationally representative study of women funded by the U.S. government found that among women with an unintended first pregnancy, those who had abortions had significantly higher depression scores. But now a new […]