Mike Pouraryan
My pet theory has been that if there is a link it is because of one of two things. First, any depression could be linked to a hormonal drop much like the drop that occurs, and causes depression in some, after giving birth. In that case to blame abortion would mean to also blame childbirth. Second would be more circumstances than the actual abortion. Partly from the circumstances that would have caused a woman to need an abortion and partly from the shame and guilt that are placed on a woman for having the abortion. You can only be called a murderer so many times before it starts to have an affect on your self-esteem. Now it seems that my theories aren't that wrong. From Melissa's article:
Over the last two years, the task force reviewed and analysed "all of the empirical studies published in English in peer-reviewed journals since 1989 that compared the mental health of women who had an induced abortion to comparison groups of women, or that examined factors that predict mental health among women who have had an elective abortion in the United States". They found that, while some women do indeed experience negative feelings or suffer clinical depression after an abortion, there's nothing to suggest that such feelings are directly attributable to the abortion itself as opposed to other circumstances, like, say the 73% of abortion seekers who terminate because they can't afford a baby, for reasons ranging from unemployment to lack of healthcare to supporting the maximum number of dependents possible already. The report also notes that "women terminating a wanted pregnancy, who perceived pressure from others to terminate their pregnancy, or who perceived a need to keep their abortion secret from their family and friends because of stigma associated with abortion, were more likely to experience negative psychological reactions following abortion" – which suggests that fundamentalist religion might be a better indicator of post-abortion distress than abortion, ahem.
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