Dr. David Reardon of the Elliot Institute said the NEJM findings showed that aborting women were two to three times more likely to seek treatment for mental health problems compared to women who gave birth or who had not been pregnant. The study's authors, on the other hand, focused on a finding that the rate of psychiatric treatment was similar for women both before and after abortion. They concluded that the study "does not support the hypothesis that there is an increased risk of mental disorders after a first-trimester induced abortion." A dozen studies finding increased mental health problems among women who abort, said the findings don't support this conclusion.
He said the two to three times higher rate of psychiatric treatment among aborting women confirms other studies finding that women who have abortions have higher rates of mental health problems compared to women who give birth. More than 35 such studies have been published in the last five years alone. "Other studies have found that abortion is a marker for mental health problems, and this study agrees with those findings. The finding that women who have abortions are more likely to seek psychiatric treatment compared to women who give birth is consistent with previous findings."
One important factor not covered by the study, he said, was whether women who sought psychiatric help before abortion also sought help after abortion. And although the study has been described as an "extremely, extremely well-done study," Reardon and other critics pointed to a number of flaws and limitations in the study design. UnChoice
No comments:
Post a Comment