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In 2008, the American Psychological Association reviewed the literature on abortion and mental health and concluded that the risk of mental health problems following a single, first-trimester induced abortion of an adult women is no greater than carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term. While observing that abortion may both relieve stress and ...
A mental health journal can boost your emotional well-being. Therapists share their go-to journal prompts and tips for jotting down your thoughts and feelings. 20 Therapist-Approved Journal ...
Experts say that having an abortion is not linked to mental health issues, but being denied a wanted abortion is. How does having an abortion — or being denied one — impact mental health ...
An APA panel found that studies by Coleman and her co-authors have "inadequate or inappropriate" controls and don't adequately consider "women's mental health prior to the pregnancy and abortion." [4] Coleman defended her methodology, arguing that it is consistent with recommendations in the Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis. [20]
A report by the American Psychological Association concluded that a woman's first abortion is not a threat to mental health when carried out in the first trimester, with such women no more likely to have mental-health problems than those carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term; the mental-health outcome of a woman's second or greater abortion is ...
Mental health conditions were the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths from 2017 to 2019 with nearly 23% of pregnancy-related deaths attributed to mental health conditions ...
In Suriname, abortion is only legal when it is performed to save the mother's life. [4] In Uruguay, abortion is allowed at the woman's request up to 12 weeks into the pregnancy and only allowed with the authorization of a health professional. [4] In Venezuela, abortion is only legal when it is performed to save the mother's life. [4]
Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, resources are available to help. Please see the box below. Natashia Milburn was 16 ...