A new study on abortion and subsequent mental health is out in The British Journal of Psychiatry. It is about time the women themselves were given a voice!
New
Study Shows 85 Percent of Women Say Abortions Cause Mental Health Issues
by
Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
November 3,
2009
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) — A new report from researchers at a university
in New Zealand indicates 85 percent of women who had abortions report
negative mental health issues as a result. The report is the latest
from professor David Fergusson and his team showing abortions cause
problems for women.
The
University of Otago team examined the medical history of over 500
women and concluded having an abortion generally “leads to significant
distress in some” women who have them.
It
noted women reporting adverse reactions to their abortions were up
to 80 percent more likely to have mental health problems and risk
of mental illness was “proportional to the degree of distress”
associated with the abortion.
The
study, which appears in the latest issue of the British Journal of
Psychiatry, examined data from women who had been interviewed six
times between the ages of 15 and 30 and who were asked if they were
pregnant and, if so, the outcome of the pregnancy.
More
than 85 percent of women reported negative reactions to their abortions
including sorrow, sadness, guilt, regret, grief and disappointment.
read the rest here: http://www.lifenews.com/int1371.html
Or if you want, you can purchase a copy of the actual report here:
Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion 
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