Is God Punishing Me for my abortion?
No More Silence: God's Mercy after abortion
Hollywood Legend Jane Russell Slams Abortion In Interview
Posted on 11/18/2004 4:30:21 PM PST by dukeman
SPRINGFIELD, IL, November 17, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Post-traumatic reactions to induced abortion may be far more common than previously thought, according to a new study published in the Medical Science Monitor. Sixty-five percent of American women studied experienced multiple symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which they attributed to their abortions. Slightly over 14 percent reported all the symptoms necessary for a clinical diagnosis of abortion induced PTSD.
Researchers gathered data from women seeking general health care treatment at clinics and hospitals in both the United States and Russia. Women with a history of pregnancy loss, including miscarriage or abortion, were asked to complete an extensive questionnaire about their experiences.
The sub-sample used in this study included 331 Russian women and 217 American women.
Both Russian and American women were more likely to experience negative reactions to abortion if they had prior negative opinions of abortion, felt pressured into unwanted abortions, were more religious, or received little or no counseling prior to the abortion. American women were more likely to report being exposed to one or more of these risk factors. For example, 64 percent of American women felt pressured by others to choose abortion compared to 37 percent of Russian women. In addition, only 25 percent of American women reported receiving adequate counseling prior to their abortions compared to 64 percent of the Russian women.
American and Russian women reported fewer positive reactions to abortion than negative ones. The most commonly reported positive reaction was relief, but only 7 percent of Russian women and 14 percent of American women attributed this feeling to their abortions. American women were more likely to attribute to their abortion subsequent thoughts of suicide (36 percent), increased use of drugs or alcohol (27 percent), sexual problems (24 percent), relationship problems (27 percent), guilt (78 percent), and an inability to forgive themselves (62 percent). Approximately two percent of the American women studied attributed a subsequent psychiatric hospitalization to their abortion.
"This is the first published study to compare reactions to abortion among women in two different countries," said Dr. Vincent Rue, the lead author of the study and a traumatologist who heads the Institute for Pregnancy Loss. "It is also the first to provide a detailed breakdown of traumatic symptoms which the subjects themselves attribute to their abortions. These results will help mental health workers to be better prepared to recognize and treat the psychological complications of abortion."
While this new study focuses on traumatic reactions to abortion, it follows on the heals of nearly a dozen other peer-reviewed studies published in the last three years linking abortion to increased risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicidal behavior. Recent studies have also linked abortion to higher rates of death from heart disease, which investigators believe may be a long term effect of elevated rates of anxiety and depression.
See the study online:
http://www.medscimonit.com/medscimonit/modules.php...
All this for a "lump of tissue"?
I'm just guessing here, but the trauma is probably worse for the baby.
Although not directly on point, can someone please explain to me why liberals are so rabidly pro-abortion? I have never been able to understand why they have made abortion such a dogma of their very existence.
Proaborts = Young = Horny = Irresponsible
They don't want to be stuck with a baby. If you become a parent without planning it, your life and dreams are screwed forever. That's all there is to it. Married people of any gender are overwhelmingly prolife.
I also read some place that more women who go through abortion also have breast cancer. Can anyone confirm that?
I've seen that too, but I have no source to cite.
Another example is Bush’s original decision to deny France and Germany a role in rebuilding Iraq. Hey, they didn’t carry any of the burden; why should they get any of the benefit? I believe that liberals went nuts over this decision just to oppose Bush. If Bush had decided to give contracts to France and Germany, the liberals would have went nuts over this as well.
Yet another example is the Patriot Act. Now the liberals make it a big issue, but they manage – with the MSM’s help - to avoid the fact that with the exception of Feingold, who voted “no,” and Landrieu, who didn’t vote, every other Democrat in the Senate voted FOR the Patriot Act.
I am just wondering if liberals make abortion a cornerstone of their existence so as to have a political tool, or because they really believe legalized abortion is a positive thing.
Western Civilization, if Christianity is removed, has no other dominant philosophy on which to fall back to. That's where the nihilism comes in. Whatever makes you happy, is good. Now, What makes you happy? Leftists don't have a really good answer to that, so they are cynical and unhappy.
Young American women who feel a baby would be "inconvenient" find themselves without any good reason not to have the abortion. So they do. If they had some sense of morality (which need not be Christian morality) they would recognize it as an evil act of child murder. But they do not see it that way. So there is nothign to hold them back. And the Democrats have found that this is a large constituency which can be harnessed for the pursuit of political power.
Cowardice, irresponsibility upon irresponsibility, cowardice, pressure from partner/peers/family, cowardice, selfishness...
the B.S replies never appreciate that the young ladies always feel awful.The "fetus" is real and lovable.
It is only the "morally kneecapped" Planned Parenthood who affirm that abortion is a positive force in our society.Abortion is good---babies bad, Catholics even worse.Let's tell the world what our real opinions are.
No More Silence: God's Mercy after abortion
Hollywood Legend Jane Russell Slams Abortion In Interview
Sometimes I think the post abortion depressions is inspired by religious conversion. I've met women who have had abortions who aren't sorry at ALL. Many do have problems getting pregnant again though.
Guess that wouldn't make a politically correct headline.
It should be called guilt. Trauma is misleading.
Abortion is the cornerstone of our "consequences free society".
Its really that simple.
If there are no consequences, then there is no basis for judging behavior, no right or wrong.
Society should embrace any behavior, because there is nothing to indicate it is wrong.
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