Wednesday, May 17, 2006

The Truth About Abortions

New Zealand Researcher: No Denying, Abortion Harms Women
By AFA Journal

from Agape Press

A self-described pro-choice atheist and rationalist set out to prove that abortion does not have any psychological consequences. He found the opposite, and the results were so profound that they cannot be ignored in the scientific field or the political arena.

Professor David Fergusson, New Zealand researcher at Christchurch School of Medicine and Health, said, "[F]rom a personal point of view, I would have rather seen the results come out the other way -- but they didn't. And as a scientist you have to report the facts, not what you'd like to report." [I admire him for this....many would have altered the data to fit their pre-conceived theorums.]

Fergusson and his colleagues were surprised by the study that followed 500 women from birth to age 25 and revealed that abortive women were one-and-a-half times more likely to suffer mental illness.


"Those having an abortion had elevated rates of subsequent mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, suicidal behaviors and substance use disorders," according to the research published in the Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology.

Numerous journals refused to publish the research [I am not surprised....did not fit their "agenda". Sure hurts their credibility though.....which, like trust, once lost is never fully recovered.], but Fergusson defended its relevance saying it would be "scientifically irresponsible" to overlook the findings. "To provide a parallel to this situation, if we were to find evidence of an adverse reaction to medication, we would be obligated ethically to publish that fact," he explained.

"Physicians who ignore this study may no longer be able to argue that they are acting in good faith and may therefore be in violation of the law."


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