Studies have shown that women who have experienced an abortion have shown both physical and psychological negative effects. ... Brenda Major conducted a similar study to show the physical and psychological effects of abortion. ... Psychological Effects of an Abortion The American Psychological Association clearly states that there is no evidence of Post Abortion Syndrome The author researched the negative psychological effects of abortion because they realized that every individual would have their own opinion, including those in the secondary research. ... In a stud...

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I have seen many women claim to suffer (to some degree) from post-traumatic stress disorder also known as "post-abortion syndrome" This is characterized by long-lasting guilt, depression, rage, social and sexual dysfunction. ... However, often, what are not taken into consideration are the negative effects after abortion, psychological and physical. ... Many feel abortion causing psychological problems is just a myth, but research supporting it is there. From the time of just after abortion to years later, there is severe psychological trauma that does occur. ... In some cases, it may le...

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Terminating a pregnancy is not only morally wrong; it causes physical and psychological problems for women as well. ... The third reason America should make abortions illegal is because of the severe psychological problems abortion has on a woman. ... An astounding 81 percent of all women who have abortions experience one or more of these symptoms, which are part of a very common disorder called Post Abortion Syndrome, or PAS (Reardon, 1993). ... In a study of post-abortion patients only 8 weeks after their abortion, researchers found that 44 percent complained of nervous disorders, 36 pe...

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The act of being sexually assaulted alone can be psychologically damaging to a woman not including getting pregnant by the rapist. Author Ana Maria Jaramillo writes an article about pregnancy resulting from rape and states, "that rape can bring about long-term physical and emotional disorders, affecting the victim's life in countless ways. ... Living with the fact that their father sexually assaulted their mother and now knowing that they have a rapist's genes running through them may cause them to have psychological problems too. ...

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Abortion Awareness When many women get pregnant, they get scared, and automatically think abortion. Do they realize there is a BABY inside of them or think about the process that is done to remove it? I believe many women do not study the procedures related to abortions before going through with...

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Mothers who have abortions also suffer many psychological effects as well. ... This is similar to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced by combat veterans and victims of natural disasters, rape, and child abuse. ... Psychological Reactions Reported After Abortion. ...

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There are risk factors that result from this procedure such as physical and psychological injury including post-traumatic stress disorder called "post-abortion syndrome," characterized by severe and long-lasting guilt, depression, rage, and social and sexual dysfunction. Psychological disturbances that occur post-abortion are sometimes simply a continuation of negative feelings caused by unwanted pregnancy the mother feels. ...

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Scientific research has successfully shown that abortion causes many psychological side effects( mental). ... Within 8 weeks after their abortions, 55% expressed guilt, 44% complained of nervous disorders, 36% had experienced sleep disturbances, 31% had regrets about their decision, and 11% had been prescribed psychotropic medicine by their family doctor (study). ... Repressed feelings of any sort can result in psychological and behavioral difficulties which exhibit themselves in other areas of one's life (study). ... The Psychological effects of abortion on men are also devastating. ...

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"Women who had high self-esteem before an abortion would be most likely to have high self-esteem after an abortion, regardless of how many years passed since the abortion"(Psychological Factors in Abortion: A Review. ... The truth is that mainstream medical organizations, like the American Psychological Association, agree that there is no such thing as 'post-abortion syndrome,' yet those who oppose choice continue to tell women otherwise. ... Groups opposed to abortion have attempted to document the existence of "post-abortion syndrome," which they claim has traits similar to post-tr...

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After abortions, many women develop eating disorders and problems with substance abuse to help them cope with the loss, guilt and regret. ... Reports show that post-abortion women go to their doctor eighty percent more for physical reasons and one hundred and eighty percent more for psychological.2 They are depressed and harbor thoughts of suicide and many attempt it more than twice. ...

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