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Springfield, IL (November 10, 2009) — A study of women who experienced serious complications during pregnancy found that women who undergo late abortions due to fetal anomalies are more likely to experience psychiatric disorders compared to women who give birth prematurely. The study of 170 German women, published in the “Archives of Women’s Mental Health,” […]
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 […]
Article on How to Coerce An Abortion Withdrawn From Web Site After Complaints Springfield, IL (August 4, 2009) — An article on a popular men’s web site that offered advice on how to pressure your wife or girlfriend into an unwanted abortion has been removed after receiving a flood of criticism from people on both […]
Group Issues Call for Better Screening and Informed Consent Springfield, IL (August 4, 2009) — The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Great Britain has issued a statement saying that some women may suffer mental health problems after abortion and calling on health care providers to provide better screening and informed consent before women undergo an […]
Springfield, IL (August 4, 2009) — A new British study has found that women having repeat abortions were more likely to be in an abusive relationship. The study, published in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, the journal of the Royal College of Ob-Gyns., found that 30 percent of women having a second abortion reported being in […]