Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Abstract  The
number of abortions in the world is steadily increasing, and there are
now millions of children who have survived the abortion of a sibling.
There is increasing evidence that even very young children may be aware
of maternal abortions despite family attempts to maintain secrecy. For
those children experiencing other powerfully unresolved conflicts, the
abortion of a sibling may trigger a severe reaction. A case is
presented in which it gradually became clear that a 5-year-old girl''s
withdrawn regression was related to her mother''s multiple abortions
and her own fear of being destroyed through maternal aggression.

No argument here…I hear and see the impact on siblings all the time. Unfortunately you cannot read the study on the site, but I plan to order it from the Journal.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/p18831548h0873m6/?p=b955482a182d47dbadcba11640ff360e&pi=2