By Dave Andrusko To the uncommitted in general, and especially to those who are not moved by the plight of the defenseless unborn child, it can make a great deal of difference if it is established that abortion hurts women. Pro-lifers have been making that case for...
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David Fergusson wades in to defend Coleman over abortion mental health link
By Dr. Peter Saunders Priscilla Coleman’s recent meta-analysis showing a link between abortion and mental health problems not surprisingly has created a storm, coming as it did in the middle of the recent parliamentary debate over independent abortion counseling....
Study in Prestigious Journal Shows Abortion harms women’s mental health
By Susan E. Wills The largest, most definitive analysis of the mental health risks associated with abortion was published Sept. 1 in the prestigious British Journal of Psychiatry. Conducted by Priscilla Coleman of Bowling Green State University, the analysis examines...
One Step Forward: Getting Some Media Attention for Study Documenting Abortion’s Very Negative Mental Health Impact
By Dave Andrusko Psst. Can you keep a secret? No matter how well-researched; no matter how “peer-reviewed” they may be, studies that conclude that abortion has an adverse impact on women are typically eviscerated in the United States, when they are not ignored...
Pro-Abortion Slings and Arrows Cannot Defeat the Truth
By Dave Andrusko I’m re-running Dr. Randall K. O’Bannon’s excellent review of a mega-analysis compiled by Prof. Priscilla Coleman which puts the lie to the nonsense that there are not significant mental health implications for women who abort. Dr. Coleman found that...
Abortion raises risk of mental health problems by 81% says major new review
Editor’s note. Dr. Randall K. O’Bannon wrote about this yesterday and I am as well today. But as always Peter Saunders’ take is very much worth reading. You can find this at http://pjsaunders.blogspot.com/2011/08/abortion-raises-risk-of-mental-health.html In the...
Inaccuracies, lack of transparency and overconfident conclusions in Royal College of Psychiatrists review on abortion and mental health
Editor’s note. The following appears on the blog of the [British] Christian Medical Fellowship. I previously blogged on the Royal College of Psychiatrists systematic review of the relationship between induced abortion and mental health. The consultation into the...