Every person I know who had an abortion is haunted by it
“Every person I know who had an abortion is haunted by it”
And we’ll never hear a word about that in the MSM.
Yep. And when you really think about it, only a complete psychopath would be uplifted by the experience. So the emotional outcome is either neutral or negative.
With that said, I am always wary of interpreting this kind of data in a way to determine causation (vs. correlation).
Not to be crude, but sometimes the "crazier" girls happen to be the ones jumping into the sack right away. If those with mental problems are more inclined to having sex outside of a stable relationship, they would likely have more abortions, I would think. And the very fact of the mental illness would lend itself to a higher suicide rate.
My experience is much different.
As part of my initial intake evaluation on new female psychiatric patients, I always inquire about the number of pregnancies, and how many went to term, or were ended early with either miscarriage or abortion. If there is a history of abortion, I always, likewise, inquire if the abortion(s) has left any emotional scars or impact.
I have been surprised how very few answer that an abortion has left any emotional scars or moral concerns at all. The attitude is usually a nonchalant, unemotionally dismissive one. I have only evaluated a few where that issue has any bearing at all on their current reason for seeing me.
Correlation does not imply causation. I would suggest that the emotional trauma of an abortion does not lead to eventual suicide so much as do the broader issues related to the types of women who have abortions, and the types of life styles and lives they end up living. I am not convinced that a history of abortion causes an increase in suicide, but I think it likely that the sort of woman who would have an abortion, and especially not even care much about it, would be the sort of woman who will likely end up with a life so devoid of meaning as to lead to suicide.
A disordered mind is its own punishment.
>>>Every person I know who had an abortion is haunted by it<<<
Which would include myself. Even over the span of nearly four decades, there is still pain and remorse.