From all of the conversations that I had with her, and the research that I have gathered from different books and articles, like "Psychological And Emotional Consequences of Elective Abortion" by Mary Zimmerman, the article from the magazine "In The Globe" issued on September "03 with the name "Guilt over abortion is rare", and through a lot of web pages, I became more aware of the severe side- effects of one of the most common issues in the world, especially between the adolescents- the abortion. ... Dr Vincent Rue and Speckhard, in their writings about abortion, they emphasize that the ps...

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Besides the fact that abortion takes a life, there are many physical and psychological traumas after an abortion has taken place. ... Psychological problems are very common in women after they had an abortion. ... They are more likely to have serious substance abuse problems, low self esteem, eating disorders, and sexual dysfunction. These facts show that women undergo a tremendous amount of physical and psychological discomfort after an abortion. ... The psychological and physical problems can be avoided by making the choice to keep the pregnancy. ...

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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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Abortion endangers the lives of pro-abortionists, the life of the mother both physically and psychologically, and it also leads many to black market of illegal clinics which not only takes advantage of the governmental system, but also of the poor people who can not go to the legal clinics. ... The life of the mother is affected physically and psychologically during and after the procedure. ... Despite the elimination of traditional reasons for abortion in cases of heart disease, some kidney disorders, tuberculosis, and some neuralgic diseases, a woman and physician may still be aware of th...

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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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Smokers have a higher lifetime frequency of substances abuse, severe depression, anxiety disorders, and other psychological problems. ... I do think that pornography is psychologically and socially harmful and should be illegal in all forms. ...

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Carrier testing can be used to help couples to learn if they carry - and thus risk passing to their children - a recessive allele for inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, or Tay-Sachs disease. ... I do not deny that disability can entail physical pain, psychic anguish, and social isolation-even if much of the psychological and social pain can be attributed to human cruelty rather than biological events. ...

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