Research has revealed that women who have had abortions are twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared with other women.
According to a study published January 21 by the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, post-abortive women are twice as likely to attempt suicide compared with women who have not undergone an abortion.
“Aborting women, especially those who underwent coerced or unwanted abortions, were significantly more likely to say their pregnancy outcomes directly contributed to suicidal thoughts and behaviors compared to women in all other groups,” the study results stated.
The study explained that many claim the increased suicide risk in post-abortive women is a result of already existing mental health factors. However, it pointed out that this hypothesis is “inconsistent with women’s own self-assessments of the degree their abortions directly contributed to suicidal and self-destructive behaviors.”
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