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Post Abortion Syndrome

            
             What Post Abortion Syndrome is and Is it Real?.
             Induced abortions can have negative effects on the mother as well as those who surround .
             her. Studies have shown that women who have experienced an abortion have shown both .
             physical and psychological negative effects. Approximately 77% of the questionnaire participants .
             agreed that abortion can be very dangerous both physically and psychologically, over 80% of the .
             participants agree that abortion will have negative effects on the mother. In the author's .
             questionnaire data was also collected concerning the physical effects, over 50% of the participants .
             agreed that women could show signs of breast cancer, miscarriages and bleeding from the pelvis .
             as physical effects (See Appendix C for visual statistics). The data that the author has collected .
             corresponds with that of Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles, (2002) whom have described .
             many of the negative effects following abortions. They described some of the physical effects as .
             an increase in the over-all risk of breast cancer by 30%, an increased risk in subsequent premature .
             births as well as a significant risk of infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and many others. This .
             study explained that the mothers who have had an abortion are also in danger of haemorrhages .
             due to the abortion.
             Dr. Brenda Major conducted a similar study to show the physical and psychological .
             effects of abortion. During her research she discovered that 17% of women experienced physical .
             problems such as bleeding or pelvic infection associated with the abortion. She explained that this .
             rate is very high considering clinic counsellors rarely inform women of this rate of physical .
             complications (2000).
             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 .


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... to regret their decision later on; this regret, as well as depression are the building blocks of Post-Abortion Syndrome. The Post-Abortion Syndrome is better classified as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The syndrome includes symptoms that are characterized as depression, substance abuse, sleep disorders and suicidal thoughts. Many of these symptoms, such as suicide are a threat to the mother's health. Many of the ... physiological reactions might be depression or states of regret when they observe another's baby or see a pregnant woman. Teenage pregnancies, in which the teenager decid...

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... a woman's well-being. Several hundred studies have been done on this topic since the late 1970's. Groups opposed to abortion have attempted to document the existence of "post abortion syndrome" or PAS. These groups claim the syndrome has traits similar to "post traumatic stress disorder" or PTSD, demonstrated by some war veterans. Anti-abortionists" claims of PAS hope that terms like these gain credibility ... studies with "the most scientifically rigorous research designs" consistently found no trace of this so-called "post abortion syndrome". The American Medical Association agrees t...

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6. A choice :Abortion

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7. Pregnancy, Abortion and the Right to Life

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8. abortion choices

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... believe that the fetus can feel pain as early as the seventh week. But even though these facts by Planned Parenthood show a better side to abortion as well, nothing can compare to the guilt of the "Post-traumatic abortion syndrome" right? Wrong. According to Dr. Paul Sachdef, professor of social work at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada, long term guilt or depression was ... pregnant. Almost eighty percent "felt relief and satisfaction" soon after the abortion. He also found the elective abortion is much less traumatic for the parent/s than an elective adoption. June Scandiffino...

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