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92% Emotional deadening (Reported either feeling less in touch with their emotions or feeling a “need to stifle their emotions”) 86% Increased tendency toward anger or rage (48% reported they became more violent when angered) 86% Had a fear of others learning of the abortion or a greater sense of fear for unknown reasons 82% […]
Theresa Karminski Burke, Ph.D. For some women, abortion is the result of an outright threat of abandonment if the woman won’t “do the right thing” and abort. Other times, the pressure is more subtle: “It’s your decision, but….” Unfortunately, all the evidence shows that abortion to “save a relationship” almost never works. Many relationships between […]
Clearing the Air About the Psychological Effects of Abortion by Martha Shuping, M.D. Why do women have abortions? At least 70 percent of women having abortions say they believe it is immoral.(1) But they choose against their conscience because of pressure from others and their circumstances. Most women choose abortion out of fear–fear of not […]
(The copyright for this article is held by the Washington Post. It originally appeared in The Washington Post, February 3, 1995. It was reprinted with permission in Hope and Healing, but that permission does not extend to publishing on the Internet.) For other articles and testimonies about abortion’s impact on men, visit here.
Front Page Text Beyond the Politics of Abortion Testimonies We’re Sorry Remembering Thomas Trying to Survive Understanding Who Is Most at Risk? Can Relationships Survive After Abortion? How Safe is Abortion? Dr. Beverly McMillan was the first woman to open an abortion clinic in Mississippi. The Emotional Effects of Abortion Are Later Children Affected by […]
