Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Ok, so I know I may not write the greatest letters, but I have to tell you, the NYT NEVER prints anything I send them.

Got a heads up on some letters in response to a Pregnancy Care Center article they printed from Kathy  at the NY Conference of Catholic Bishops, so I could respond, but the truth is I do not think it would ever get printed.

So, out of 3 of the letters this is the one I would love to address….this psychiatrist must be living in never never land to believe this….it is so totally ridiculous!Anyone else want to respond..maybe if a bunch of us wrote something they would print it…

To the Editor:

The purposefully misleading tactics used by these pregnancy counseling
centers do not help women. As a psychiatrist, I am upset by the
inaccurate claims relating to mental health, including purported
increased risk of depression, suicide or other negative outcomes
following abortion.

There is no good evidence for these claims. Reputable studies have shown
that there is no independent link between abortion and negative
psychological outcomes.

This is just one example of the many inaccurate, scientifically baseless
statements these centers use to misinform women. How you can you be
acting in good faith when your entire premise is predicated on lies?

Education, counseling and support are clearly not the goal. Rather they
seek to increase the shame and guilt of vulnerable women to further
their own agenda. And that is anything but compassionate.

ANGELA JANIS
Madison, Wis., Jan. 5, 2013