Psychological Risks of Abortion

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Psychological effects of abortion

Fact sheets, resources, articles and more

Fact sheets:

Psychological Risks of Abortion

Latest Research on Risks

Teens at Risk

Top 10 Reasons it's The UnChoice

10 Fast Facts

Portraits of Coercion
Forced Abortion in America fact sheet & 22-page report

Articles and resources:

Women at Risk: Abortion and the High-Risk Patient

Q & A: Finding Real Answers about Abortion

Survey of Reactions to Abortion

Help & Healing Page
Detrimental Effects of Abortion (medical reference book)

Risk Factors - Warning Signs Predicting Post-Abortion Trauma and Other Issues
AbortionRisks.org

AfterAbortion.org

News regarding psychological effects of abortion

New Study Shows Later Abortions More Likely to Be Unwanted, Are Linked to Psychological Problems 8/27/10

New Study Affirms Link Between Abortion and Subsequent Mental Health Problems 5/13/10

Study Linking Poor Pre-Abortion Counseling and PTSD Points to Need for New Legislation 1/22/10

Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Abortion for Fetal Anomalies 11/10/09

Distress After Abortion Linked to Increased Mental Health Disorders, Study Finds 11/5/09

Abortion Has Greater Impact on Parenting Than Other Forms of Pregnancy Loss, New Literature Review Finds 7/1/09

New Study Shows Negative Impact of Abortion on Relationships for Women, Men 4/16/09

New Study Links Abortion to Wide Range of Mental Health Disorders 12/11/08

Study Finds Abortion Provides No Mental Health Benefits to Women, Even When Pregnancy is Unwanted 12/11/08

UK Health Columnist Acknowledges Long-Term Effects of Abortion on Relationships 5/16/08

Sleep Disorders After Abortion May Be a Symptom of Trauma 3/19/08

British College of Psychiatrists Admits Abortion Can Cause Mental Health Problems 3/19/08

British Woman's Death Part of Dangerous Trend of Unwanted Abortions and Post-Abortion Trauma 3/3/08

New Study Finds Higher Substance Use Rates Among Pregnant Women After Abortion

Trauma Symptoms After Abortion Are Common: New Study Shows Women Attribute Symptoms to Abortion

New Study Links Abortion to Increased Risk of Child Abuse

Substance Abuse, Sexual Disorders, and Suicidal Thoughts Linked to Abortion

Abortion Linked to Later Anxiety Problems, New Study Shows

Death Rate of Abortion Three Times Higher than Childbirth: 13-year Population Study

Published in Top OB/Gyn Journal

Women Who've Been Pregnant Through Sexual Assault Plead For Public Hearings

Abortion or Birth of Unintended Pregnancy Affects Subsequent Substance Abuse: New Study

Psychiatric Hospitalization Rises After Abortion, New Study in CMAJ

Abortion Linked to Long-Term Clinical Depression in Nationally Representative Study

Substance Abuse Among Pregnant Women Linked to Prior Abortion, Puts Later Children At Risk, New Study

Abortion May Affect Mothering And Development Of Later Children, New Study

Abortion Linked to Elevated Mortality Rate Among Women, New Study

Women Need More Mental Health Treatment After Abortion, New Study Finds

Most Compelling, Up-to-date Information on the Forbidden Grief of Abortion Published in New Book

Clinical Depression / Abortion Link Reported in Top Journal

Pro-choice Researchers Acknowledge Existence of "Postabortion Syndrome" — Half a Million Affected

Abortion Nearly Four Times Deadlier Than Childbirth: New Government Study In Finland Ignored by Abortion Providers

Women's Mental Health Declines After Abortion While Childbirth Helps: Two New Studies

Rape and Incest Victims Reject and Regret Abortions. New Book Surveys 192 Victims

New Study Links Abortion to Subsequent Substance Abuse

Links to selected full text articles of medical research on abortion:

Suicides after pregnancy in Finland: 1987-94: register linkage study. British Medical Journal 313:1431-4, 1996. Gissler M. Hemminki E, Lonnqvist J.

Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women. Med Sci Monit, 2004 10(10): SR5-16. Rue VM, Coleman PK, Rue JJ, Reardon DC.

Psychiatric admissions of low income women following abortion and childbirth. Can Med Assoc J. 2003; 168(10):1253-7. Reardon DC, Cougle JR, Rue VM, Shuping MW, Coleman PK, Ney PG.

Depression associated with abortion and childbirth: A long-term analysis of the NLSY cohort. Medical Science Monitor, 1003; 9 (4), CR105-112. Cougle J, Reardon DC, Coleman PK.

Deaths associated with abortion compared to childbirth: a review of new and old data and the medical and legal implications. The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy 2004; 20(2):279-327. Reardon DC, Strahan TW, Thorp JM, Shuping MW.

PK Coleman, CT Coyle & VM Rue, "Late-Term Elective Abortion and Susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms," Journal of Pregnancy, Aug. 2010.

The academic debate

For discussions of the "abortion distortion" effect in research on abortion, see:

Limitations on Post-Abortion Research: Why We Know So Little

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