mental health
Study: Having An Abortion Does Not Increase Risk of Mental Health Problems, Unwanted Pregnancy Does
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 16, 2011 - 1:53pm (Print)
The world's largest, most comprehensive and systematic review of mental health outcomes and abortion care shows abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but unwanted pregnancy does. The results led to a British medical journal calling for reversal of the recent HHS decision to deny young women access to emergency contraception.
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Addressing the “Silent Sorrow” of Stillbirth
by Carol Cirulli Lanham, University of Texas (Dallas)
July 7, 2011 - 8:16am (Print)
As women who experienced the loss of a baby proved to me so long ago, we can use our experiences to help others. In the weeks after I buried my son, I resolved to follow in the footsteps of those women who reached out to me when I needed it most.
Too Close for Comfort: Baby Torn from Mother Grieving for 15-Year-Old Son
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
June 20, 2011 - 9:54am (Print)
The infant daughter of a 37-year-old rape and torture victim living under asylum in the United Kingdom is taken from her. Why? She was deemed unstable because she was grieving the death of her 15-year-old son.
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Forget About Abortion, Let's Focus on the Mental Health Effects of Pregnancy and Parenting
by Amie Newman
February 1, 2011 - 8:41pm (Print)
Enough with the studies on the adverse effects of abortion on mental health. If you're really interested in helping women, study the mental health effects of pregnancy and parenthood.
Afternoon Roundup: Study Finds No Higher Risk of Mental Health Issues Post Abortion
by Amie Newman
January 26, 2011 - 7:33pm (Print)
Republican anti-choice legislators continue to introduce time and money wasting measures like the "Life At Conception Act" which have no chance of passing; lady health workers in Pakistan; another study which finds abortion does not carry a higher risk of mental health problems; and sexual violence against Native American women on reservations.
Giffords Shooting Raises Questions About Mental Health Care
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
January 10, 2011 - 7:41am (Print)
The shooting of Rep. Giffords raises questions not just about the incendiary levels of political rhetoric, but also about our investments in health care, specifically mental health care.
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Study Debunks Theory of "Post-Abortion Syndrome"
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 20, 2010 - 3:11pm (Print)
A new study finds little support for the "abortion-as-trauma" framework pushed by anti-choice advocates who claim that a woman who chooses to terminate a pregnancy is at higher risk of mental health problems.
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Mendacity Exposed: Researcher Debunks the Big Lie on Abortion and Mental Health
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
November 9, 2010 - 3:53pm (Print)
Increasingly our politics and policies are shaped by lies and misinformation spread with the purpose of supporting a political agenda. The issue of abortion and mental health--discussed in this weekend's Washington Post--illustrates the case.
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(VIDEO) The Myth of "Abortion Trauma Syndrome"
by Dr. Anne Davis, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
July 6, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
“Abortion trauma syndrome” is a myth created by anti-choicers. Research confirms a woman's mental health after an abortion is best indicated by her mental health before the abortion.
Nebraska Abortion Laws Reveal Mental Health Misogyny
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
April 19, 2010 - 8:45am (Print)
Nebraska's recent abortion laws show an intellectual consistency in the anti-choice worldview, one that is fundamentally misogynist.
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