Expert critiques claim there’s no link between abortion and mental health issues

It’s estimated that 50% of women who have reached adulthood since 1973 have had at least one abortion. Wouldn’t that mean that 50% of women had serious pre-existing psychological problems?

Estimated by whom? I believe that number is used by abortion advocates who want to inflate the numbers so as to promote the illusion that abortion is a common method of birth control used by many women. They use that illusion to try to convince more women to have abortions.

However, if you look at the numbers, the 50% estimate just doesn't hold up. Rough and dirty estimate, ignoring confounders such as number of women in childbearing age, statistical analyses, and so forth:

Total number of people in the US: ~300 million.
Total number of women: about half that, or ~150 million.
Total number of abortions committed since 1973: ~50 million.
Percentage of abortions performed on women who have already had at least one abortion: ~50%.

So, the number of women who have had abortions is roughly (50 million / 150 million) x 0.5 = 17%.

21 posted on 03/11/2012 3:30:35 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)

To: a fool in paradise

YEah, they probably are depressed people who get impressed by inner city gangsters’ views and rap attitudes on “life”. It reminds me of the movie “The Departed”.

22 posted on 03/11/2012 3:32:38 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)

I believe that number is used by abortion advocates who want to inflate the numbers ...

That's entirely possible. Maybe I remembering a number from Russia or something.

23 posted on 03/11/2012 3:41:06 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Maybe it IS about contraception. Read "Planned Parenthood v. Casey" decision, 1992.)

To: wagglebee; Tax-chick

I have had my moments. :)

I've had three (or more) women confess to me that they had abortions. I didn't know them pre-abortion, but post-abortion, they did seem to have some real problems.

24 posted on 03/11/2012 4:51:41 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)

A seared conscience maybe.

25 posted on 03/11/2012 7:24:32 PM PDT by christianhomeschoolmommaof3

To: a fool in paradise

The so called experts also said there was no connection between homosexuality and mental health issues.

Then why the short lived relationships, physically abusive relationships, short life span, chemical dependencies, and desire to mutilate their bodies?

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That is just them expressing their “love”.

26 posted on 03/11/2012 10:04:22 PM PDT by Morgana (I only come here to see what happens next. It normally does.)

this ministry disagree with the author of this article.

27 posted on 03/12/2012 8:12:10 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)

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