Abortions don't lead to long-term mental health problems for women, but being denied causes anxiety,

[TexasTowelie]

Abortions don't lead to long-term mental health problems for women, but being denied causes anxiety, study suggests

Five years after terminating a pregnancy, a woman who sought and had an abortion was no more likely to be depressed or anxious than was a pregnant woman who was denied an abortion and went on to give birth, new research has found.

Compared with women who gave birth after being turned away from abortion clinics, women who ended their pregnancies had lower rates of depression and anxiety disorders five years later. Those women who gave birth to children they considered aborting reported no higher self-esteem and no more satisfaction with life five years on than did women who terminated their pregnancies.

The new study results suggest that nine U.S. states are imposing unnecessary burdens on women who seek to end pregnancies by requiring them first to be counseled on the negative psychological impact of having an abortion.

If, as expected, the Supreme Court revisits the subject of abortion rights during the Donald Trump administration, the new findings could play a role in the high court’s deliberations.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-abortion-mental-health-20161215-story.html

[SunSeeker]

1. Abortion is a blessing to the women who need it. nt