Abortion May Be Less Traumatic Than Childbirth, Study Finds

[Digitonomy]

Whether it makes the mother ‘feel good’ or not, has never been directly at stake in the arguments for and against abortion.

The mental health risks of abortion have often been mentioned by prolife advocates. While I agree that the health risks and benefits of abortion are beside the point, they are a part of the conversation. This and future studies that shed light on the matter are legitimate topics of research.
Monte RCMS:

Read the whole report.
What it actually says is that women who have abortions have more than twice the rate of trauma than women who give birth.

The question they are seeking to answer is whether abortion causes mental trauma. From the abstract,

The finding that the incidence rate of psychiatric contact was similar before and after a first-trimester abortion does not support the hypothesis that there is an increased risk of mental disorders after a first-trimester induced abortion.

 

[DawnInTexas]

Yeah, well all my friends who’ve had an abortion are all screwed up.

And, throughout my life-as I’ve lived in Ohio, New Jersey, Colorado, N.Carolina and now Texas-most of them (most of my friends in each of these places-even as an adult) had abortions.

Some were rendered sterile-never to have children. Some had 2. One had 3 abortions.

They all regret their abortions. And carry baggage. It’s traumatic.

I don’t need any Study to tell me what my friends all my life have told me.

God Bless you.
+Jesus, I Trust In You!
Love, Dawn

 

[RACJ]

Having been through an abortion 20yrs ago and still being haunted with grief and pain I find this absurd and offensive! I think that if their study would focus more on years following these events they would find the total opposite.

This "study" is utter rubbish, and everyone knows it. My wife knows one woman who still takes 3 or 4 showers per day, despite having her abortion over 20 years ago. People who wish to try to fool themselves about th psychoses of abortion should avoid Teresa Burke's poignant tome, "Forbidden Grief". Everything surrounding legal abortion is a lie. We have had the Philadelphia abortion atrocities in our Scranton papers recently. No one in the Ridge OR Rendell administrations lifted a finger. BTW, God bless you for your openness and honesty. Hugs, Rob :D

 

[RACJ]

“Researchers compared the rate of mental health treatment among women before and after a first abortion. Within the first year after an abortion, 15 in 1,000 women needed psychiatric counseling --”

"Within the first year after an abortion, 15 in 1,000 women needed psychiatric counseling, similar to the rate seeking help nine months before an abortion. "Although first-time mothers had a lower rate of mental problems overall -

-" Wait a minute, what’s the point of the story, then? Study says abortion is not a mental health risk but that having a child is, and yet first time mothers had a lower rate of mental problems than first time aborters.

So how do we arrive here? Again, it’s the AP. “Although first-time mothers had a lower rate of mental problems overall, the proportion of those seeking help after giving birth was dramatically higher. About 7 in 1,000 women got mental health help within a year of giving birth, compared with 4 in 1,000 women pre-delivery.” Seven out of 1,000 who delivered sought treatment versus 15 out of 1,000 who aborted.

I mean the headline is wrong, the details of the story prove the headline is wrong, and the opening lead is wrong. But how about that opening lead? “Having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does.” But the dirty little secret is that having the abortion causes mental health problems, not leads to. That’s what they didn’t tell us.

WOMEN WHO ABORTED HAD TWICE THE RATE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AS WOMEN WHO HAD LIVE BIRTHS.

Monte, I'm surpised that even 15 in 1000 would go for counseling in the first year. Unless one is dealing with a post-abortion grief specialist, one is likely to have her concerns dismissed in counseling. After all, PhD's in pychiatry are not attained without thorough "liberal", agnostic brainwashing. Not to mention that many counselors are dealing with their own personal abortion issues. :sad_yes: Blessings, Rob

 

[RACJ]

The mental health risks of abortion have often been mentioned by prolife advocates. While I agree that the health risks and benefits of abortion are beside the point, they are a part of the conversation. This and future studies that shed light on the matter are legitimate topics of research.The question they are seeking to answer is whether abortion causes mental trauma. From the abstract,

These superficial "studies" seek to whitewash the truth; that's all. Even Norma McCorvey and Sanra Cano, Roe and Doe of the infamous '73 ulings, have recanted and cast their lots with the Right to Life cause. I've had the privilege of embracing both women. :hug3: Pro-life folks have truth in their hearts, and we can't be dissuaded by phony academics. Rob

 

[Digitonomy]

These superficial “studies” seek to whitewash the truth; that’s all…we can’t be dissuaded by phony academics.Rob

I’m afraid that seems like a naive approach. I’m not that familiar with this area of study, but I suspect there are quite a number of studies of mental health following abortion, mental health following childbirth, and related aspects of these. It’s hard to believe that the motives of dozens or even hundreds of researchers is to whitewash the truth, or that they are all phony.

Hopefully in coming years there will be a number of studies that either confirm or contradict this study, and flesh out the truth in areas where this study was weak, such as long-term mental health effects.

 

[RACJ]

It is difficult to run convincing studies b/c of the shame involved in both the abortion, as well as the potential admission that one cannot “move on” from it. It has been referred to as a “badge of womanhood”. I have found that whenever liberals run studies or experiments, amazingly they find the results they want. There are relatively few conservatives in academic hierarchy, b/c the “education” process discourages wayward thinking, an lackballs people for it. It is worth noting that since the left does not believe in absolutes, it is very easy for many of them to lie both to themselves and amongst themselves.
Abortion destroys a woman’s own flesh and blood. Only a psychosis could prevent any negative ramifications. I witnessed sixtyish women weeping years back over their miscarried children. And, in these cases, their own hands played no part! So, “scientists”, please spare me the verbal gymnastics employed in the attempts to make abortion appear psychologically neutral. Rob

 

[OrdinaryMelkite]

I wondered what the next “Astounding Revelation of Science” would be after the “Abortion Does Not Increase Mental Illness” revelation, and now I’ve got it.

What next?

“Murder less traumatic than putting up with your enemy, study shows.”

And to back it up, they can do a poll on 100 Al Queda members.

Criminy, and they say Christians are gullible.

That little Quote of yours made me Laugh So Hard, Warrenton…thanks for sharing. You’ve made my evening. :thumbsup:

 

[Crazysinner119]

This “study” is utter rubbish, and everyone knows it. My wife knows one woman who still takes 3 or 4 showers per day, despite having her abortion over 20 years ago. People who wish to try to fool themselves about th psychoses of abortion should avoid Teresa Burke’s poignant tome, “Forbidden Grief”. Everything surrounding legal abortion is a lie. We have had the Philadelphia abortion atrocities in our Scranton papers recently. No one in the Ridge OR Rendell administrations lifted a finger. BTW, God bless you for your openness and honesty. Hugs, Rob

Thank you for being so supportive, I am just now starting to tell more people about this. I really didn’t feel that I could talk about it for the past 19 years. It is my dirty little secret. Unfortunetly I didn’t even realize that so many other people felt the way I do until I joined the RCIA class and they spoke about Rachel’s Vineyard. That was about 2yrs. ago now. That is yet one more reason I feel so blessed to have found my true home in the Catholic Church. Believe me I have many other reasons also. I wish that someone would pass a law that mandates the abortion clinics to put up warning signs about the trauma and mental illness that stems from abortion. I have been off and on anti-depressants ever since I realized they would prescribe them to me, about 12yrs. ago. Sorry I could go on all day about this, but I will spare all of you.

 

[Religion_Ninja]

I’ve never seen someone break down weeping with regret at their child’s birthday. I have had friends break down in public just at the mention of the word “baby” and telling me how many years to the day its been since the abortion.

 

[beafedor]

I’ve never seen someone break down weeping with regret at their child’s birthday. I have had friends break down in public just at the mention of the word “baby” and telling me how many years to the day its been since the abortion.

Funny that you mention that because December 20th was the 10th anniversary of my 2nd abortion and I had to take Prozac to make it through the holidays but I guess I’m just “anecdotal evidence”. I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but I want to share the reality of “Choice” and its consequences. Thankfully God has been good to me.

 

[livnlern]

The article says this:

“This study is good news for those who believe we need to look at the hard facts around abortion rather than crafting policy based on emotions.”

Funny that they never study the “hard fact” that life begins at conception and that abortion is ending the life of a child.

 

[beafedor]

The article says this:

“This study is good news for those who believe we need to look at the hard facts around abortion rather than crafting policy based on emotions.”

Funny that they never study the “hard fact” that life begins at conception and that abortion is ending the life of a child.

If you have ever read Planned Parenthood materials or any contraceptives medical information by manufacturers, you’ll see that on the paper they consider that life starts at implantation (therefore the contraceptives and morning after pill do not cause an abortion even though they can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterine wall which, in my book, means causing an abortion). And when you go to an abortion clinic and you ask is it a baby yet? if not when does it start to be a baby? you get all kind of colorful answers such as: “it” becomes a baby in the second trimester, at 6 months gestation, at birth, right now it’s just a cup of coleslaw or a ball of cotton… Live Action undercover videos expose those lies.

 

[RACJ]

Thank you for being so supportive, I am just now starting to tell more people about this. I really didn’t feel that I could talk about it for the past 19 years. It is my dirty little secret. Unfortunetly I didn’t even realize that so many other people felt the way I do until I joined the RCIA class and they spoke about Rachel’s Vineyard. That was about 2yrs. ago now. That is yet one more reason I feel so blessed to have found my true home in the Catholic Church. Believe me I have many other reasons also. I wish that someone would pass a law that mandates the abortion clinics to put up warning signs about the trauma and mental illness that stems from abortion. I have been off and on anti-depressants ever since I realized they would prescribe them to me, about 12yrs. ago. Sorry I could go on all day about this, but I will spare all of you.

All humans are sinners, so Im very glad that you are speaking out about this in your process of making yourself feel forgiven and whole.
I remember reading an article by a young, professional woman in her mid-thirties who managed to get pregnant in a relationship that ended badly. There were a dozen other women in her office whom she invited to her baby shower. Each one of them promised to attend; yet, not one showed up. She then remembered that each one of these women had been in her situation oer the years, and all had chosen to abort. Apparently, they were unable to fully celebrate HER choice to give life without massaging their own painful memories.
I suggest that you read Theresa Burke’s “Forbidden Grief”. I read it in one day. I believe that Theresa is involved in Rachel’s Vineyard. You will cry, but you will be heartened to read how so may women overcame their negative self-images and found true joy again. Contact me if it’s out of print. Hugs, Rob :hug3:

 

[philipmarie]

I bet that it’s all made up, just as the government faked saving many children using the rubbish amber alert. Taken from a website which I am not going to mention here:

From 2003 to 2006 independent researcher Timothy “The Griffon” Griffith conducted the first third-party investigation of the Amber Alert system. He found that, while state and local governments were claiming huge numbers of children “rescued,” were actually false.