Compelled By Reality

Abortion’s Aftermath

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We all know the effects ending the life of an unwanted child has on the child. However, what effect does it have on the mother? The adverse effects an abortion had on anyone other than the child has often been debated and never stated with any scientific certainty. Yet on August 14th, 2008, that has all changed. The Supreme Court, the 8th Circuit, the British Royal Academy of Psychiatrists, 100 American Scientists, Medical and Mental Health Professionals and 3000 post-abortive women, and men agree that abortion can and does cause severe depression and loss of esteem.

Here is an excerpt of a media advisory released a few days ago:

 Allan Parker, President of The Justice Foundation, announced today that 100 scientists, medical and mental health professionals, based on their training and experience, have released a joint statement today saying abortion hurts women.  They agree with the following statements: 

“As a scientist, medical or mental health professional, I agree with the following conclusions about abortion:

THE FACTS

1. It is common for women to experience feelings of anger, fear, sadness, anxiety, grief, or guilt after abortion.  The United States Supreme Court is correct that “some women come to regret their choice to abort the infant life they once created and sustained… Severe depression and loss of esteem can follow.”
2. Women’s reaction to these feelings vary considerably with their emotional coping abilities and pre-existing functioning.  It is undeniable that significant numbers of women are injured by abortion and should not be ignored by the medical profession and that significant numbers of women suffer serious physical, mental or psychological trauma as a result of abortion. 
3. The conclusion that there is a causal connection between abortion and negative problems is supported by three independent lines of evidence:  (a) the self-attribution of women themselves, (b) mental health professionals who have successfully diagnosed and treated post-abortion reactions, and (c) statistically validated studies controlling for a large number of confounding factors which have been published in peer reviewed journals.

The Justice Foundation’s president, Allan Parker, also stated that the women of Operation Outcry, who have been personally hurt by abortion, also confirm that abortion hurts women.  Women themselves offer the best evidence of how abortion affected them.  The Justice Foundation has now collected over 3,000 testimonies from women and men hurt by abortion.  It is the largest body in the world of legally admissible evidence on the harm of abortion. 

You can read the entire article here.

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