Abortion not seen linked with depression

[foxfeet]

Abortion not seen linked with depression
Review of studies found no evidence of emotional harm after procedure

WASHINGTON - No high-quality study done to date can document that having an abortion causes psychological distress, or a "post-abortion syndrome," and efforts to show it does occur appear to be politically motivated, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

A team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore reviewed 21 studies involving more than 150,000 women and found the high-quality studies showed no significant differences in long-term mental health between women who choose to abort a pregnancy and others.

"The best research does not support the existence of a 'post-abortion syndrome' similar to post-traumatic stress disorder," Dr. Robert Blum, who led the study published in the journal Contraception, said in a statement.

more at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28050494/

[MountainLaurel]

1. So, the forced birthers lie once again

Color me surprised.

[kestrel91316]

2. It seems pretty common-sense that if anything, FORCED CHILDBEARING

would cause depression. But maybe it's just me.......

[Fridays Child]

3. However...

...post-partum depression is all too real.

[Warpy]

4. All my friends felt was RELIEF

that it was over.

We've been trying to tell the forced childbirth people that for years.

Women who go through forced childbirth don't fare nearly as well.

I don't expect them to listen to researchers, either. They've got their pack of lies and they'll cling to them until they die, no matter what the facts say.

[mhatrw]

5. Because it nips the problem in the bud?

Sorry.

[intheflow]

6. Kick for the truth!

:kick:

[slackmaster]

7. Studies that show abortion linked with depression usually fail to mention an underlying factor

Abortions and depression are significantly more common in women than in the population at large.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. I can't wait to hear the bullshit response from the rw fundies.

[uppityperson]

9. k&r

[lolly]

10. Well, yeah, but

It still causes cancer, right?

:eyes: