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By Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles Note: The following is an excerpt from the book Women’s Health After Abortion. In advanced industrial countries, prenatal testing in order to detect fetal abnormalities has become routine. The amount of genetic information that has become available has expanded enormously in the past few years. While there are a […]
Women who have had abortions due to fetal anomalies often describe pressure from their doctors to abort and little time to make a decision. Many receive poor information — including outdated or overly negative information about their child’s condition, and little or no information on resources or about those have successfully parented children with the […]
Video: Abortion Increases Women’s Risk of Premature Death 11/17/17 Each Abortion Increases Women’s Risk of Premature Death by 50 Percent, New Study Reports 11/14/17 Alabama Appeals Court Rules Minor Girl Can Get Abortion Without Parental Consent 9/11/17 MA Bill Would Allow 16-Year-Olds to Undergo Abortions Without Their Parents Knowing 7/28/17 Missouri Official: Abortion Clinics Don’t […]
More Than 30 Studies in Last Five Years Show Negative Impact of Abortion on Women 11/15/2010 | By Priscilla Coleman, Ph.D. On Sunday, November 7th, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Dr. Brenda Major, titled The Big Lie about Abortion and Mental Health. I would like to offer another perspective on dishonesty permeating […]
Increase in Suicidal Thoughts, Substance Use and Other Problems After Abortion Springfield, IL (May 10, 2010) — A new study has found that women are more likely to experience substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and other problems after abortion, affirming the results of previous studies finding a link between abortion and mental health problems. The study, […]
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 […]
Abortion Linked to Increase in Mental Health Disorders Springfield, IL (December 11, 2008) — Abortion provides no mental health benefits to women and increases the odds that they will develop mental health disorders, according to a new study headed by a pro-choice researcher from New Zealand and published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.[1] The […]
Abortion & Sleep Disorders Sleep Disorders After Abortion May Be A Symptom of Trauma Springfield, IL (December 11, 2008) — Earlier this month, millions of Americans lost an hour of sleep when we moved our clocks ahead. This is not the only reason why some people may not be sleeping well. Stress, being too busy, […]
New Study Links Abortion to Wide Range of Mental Health Disorders Springfield, IL (December 11, 2008) — A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research found that women who have abortions are at higher risk for various mental health disorders.[1] The study, led by Priscilla Coleman of Bowling Green State University, used data […]
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 […]
