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APA Report Examines Abortions Effect on Mental Health

Posted on August 15, 2008

After evaluating over 150 studies which examine a potential link between abortion and mental health problems, the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion concluded in a draft report released Tuesday that there is no credible evidence that a single elective abortion of an unwanted pregnancy in and of itself causes mental health problems for adult women. Although, according to their press release, the APA researchers did find that some studies indicate that some women do experience sadness, grief and feelings of loss following an abortion, an...

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