New Study Finds Abortions can Lead to PTSD
February 14, 2008 by Mike Ensley
Filed under Abortion, Women
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — A new study published in the journal BMC Psychiatry finds that women who have abortions typically experience high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder. The findings mirror other research reports showing women are more likely to suffer mental health issues following abortions compared with keeping the baby.The study appeared in the July 2007 issue of the professional psychological publication but it only coming to light now.The research involved 155 women from South Africa who had abortions and were evaluated one month and three months afterwards.
Approximately 20 percent of the women had post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms just one month later. The results led the authors to note that “high rates of PTSD characterize women who have undergone voluntary pregnancy termination.
Looking at the women three months after the abortion, the number of women experiencing the PTSD symptoms increased 61 percent.
It’s always perplexed me how abortion is promoted as some sort of boon to women. You can read more of my thoughts on the subject here, if you’re interested. It’s sad that the data is there to collect–but hopefully it will open more women’s eyes to the lie that the “pro-choice” movement has ever had their interests at heart.
“Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul
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When I saw this study I thought to myself, “that actually sounds like common sense to me.” I agree that I think the pro-choice crowd often ignores the huge emotional impact that results from an abortion.
Yes, this does make a lot of sense especially in this type of situation. The womb producing new life is a wonderful mystery that transcends the mother herself. For that to be violated in such a brutal manner … ::: sigh ::: it will be traumatic no matter what the justifications were for her to do this.
Perhaps that explains the cold militancy often found of those who try to justify the killing of the unborn.
Yes, in abortion women are doing something so completely unnatural for a woman and for a mother. We have the instinct to protect, vehemently protect, and nurture the life within us. In order to destroy the life, we have to completely detach from the truth of the matter and from any maternal love that may already be there and all the emotions, etc., that go along with detaching and going against nature. That would be traumatic.