Hey folks,
Here is something you will most likely not see in the Mainstream Media. Two new studies just released proves that Abortion DOES have a negative effect on the mental wellness of the Woman involved.This is something that I've talked about in the past. I have told the story of a couple of Women I know that have had abortions and they regret this VERY much. I have told the story of my friend Jen that just broke down one night. I asked her what was the matter, and after a bit of prying, she opened up and told me that she was just thinking "what if." Then she proceed to tell me her story. I ended up holding her for about an hour after while she cried. I had no idea that she had an abortion.
Now over the years, I have seen Doctors come out and say that there is no effect on the Woman at all. Pure and unadulterated BUNK! I know different from experience. When I tried, and still to this day, when I try, to discuss this issue, there is no shortage of Pro-Choice Sheep that argue "You're not a Doctor. I'll listen to them." Of course you also get, "You're not a Woman, so you have no right to say anything about it." Well, now we have the "Experts" saying what I have been talking about for years. Two new studies out this week add to the body of research evidence clearly showing again that abortion is associated with increased risk of adverse mental health effects. The two studies were published in the British Journal of Psychiatry and the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Both had strong methodology and controls for confounding or alternate variables.
Moira Gaul, Family Research Council's Director of Women's and Reproductive Health wrote this Article over at the Family Research Council's Website.
New Mental Health Studies Dispel Myth That Abortion is a 'Non-Event'
News of note this week is that two new studies published in peer-reviewed journals continue to link abortion and negative mental health effects.
The first paper [PDF], published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, analyzed data from the National Comorbidity Survey, the most comprehensive national dataset on the prevalence of psychological disorders, was analyzed to explore associations between abortion history and mental health. Abortion was found to be associated with an increased risk of a number of mental health problems including: panic attacks, panic disorder, agoraphobia, post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depression. The four study authors presented their research on topic at a panel discussion at the Family Research Council in October 2008.
The second paper [PDF], written by New Zealand researcher David Fergusson, analyzed data from a 30-year longitudinal study. The methodology, analysis employing two types of models of for concurrent and long-term health effects, strong control for confounding variables, and comparison groups were all strengths of the study. The results indicated abortion to be associated with an increased risk of mental disorders, including major depression, anxiety disorder, illicit drug dependence, and suicide ideation.
The results of both studies add to the strong body evidence detailing the causal association between abortion and mental health disorders. These findings continue to raise important implications concerning informed consent in healthcare. Women in this country deserve quality healthcare which provides accurate information on the associated risks accompanying abortion.
Also making news yesterday was a review paper published by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. In their own press release the university/dept. cited the review paper as the most rigorous review of the literature to date which purported that "studies with the most flawed methodology found negative mental health sequelae of abortion." This is an insult to Johns Hopkins as a credible academic research institution. The exclusion of numerous studies published in peer-reviewed journals was a gaping omission. The ties of senior author Robert Blum to the Alan Guttmacher Institute as a board member and previous board chair as well as the funding of the university's department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, where three of the four study authors work, by Planned Parenthood of Maryland, serve as evidence of the political motivation behind the publishing of the study. Johns Hopkins should be admonished for stamping such sham science.
Women are increasingly coming forward to share about the negative impact abortion has played in their lives. Clinicians treating women for mental health disorders are increasingly stepping forward to tell the truth about the large numbers seeking treatment due to the fallout from abortion. The repeated lies from the pro-abortion community that abortion is a nonevent or somehow "therapeutic" in women's lives is being dispelled and the truth clearly elucidated by scientific findings.
Something happens to a Woman when she becomes pregnant. Natural instincts kick in to nurture and protect that little life inside her. Over the nine months, they become as one and this is followed the rest of both their lives. Logically speaking, if a Woman LOOSES the child, DEVASTATING results can occur. So why then would anyone in their right mind, EVER, think that purposely ENDING THAT LIFE inside her would be a non-issue?Yes. The Pro-Choice people will continue to argue that it means nothing. Just a medical procedure. It is not a life. If they could ever agree on when it actually "becomes one." Therefore, no harm, no foul. Well, that has always been and will always be wrong.
Peter
Sources:
Family Research Council
