New Study Affirms Link Between Abortion and Subsequent Mental Health Problems

A study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry examined a nationally representative sample of more than 3,000 women in the United States. Researchers found that, after controlling for age, marital status, race, education, household income and any violence, women in the study who underwent an abortion had a 98 percent increased risk for any mental health disorders compared to women who did not have an abortion. Those problems include increases in suicidal thoughts and substance abuse. Elliot Institute