Abortion is Harmful

Surgical and Chemical Abortion Harms the Woman

A recent study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examined medical claim records for more than 1.9 million women and found that induced abortion of a first pregnancy increases the risk of postpartum mental health problems by 10-35%, kills the baby, and also:

Aggravates:
- Pre-existing mental illness
- The onset of problems for women with no history of psychiatric disorders
- Pregnancy loss prior to a first live birth:
  - Increases the risk of postpartum psychiatric disorders by 10-35%
  - Postpartum psychiatric care requiring hospitalization increased by 83%
  - Risk is most elevated for women who have given birth within 90 days
- Marked the onset of problems that did not previously exist
In unresolved memories/emotions and feelings about pregnancy loss:
- Psychosis during a subsequent pregnancy
- Left them shattered with:
  - Sadness
  - Heartache
  - Guilt
  - Shame, and
  - Anger
In traumatic cycles of abandonment, rejection and learned to numb themselves with:
- Alcohol, Drugs, Repeat Abortions, Eating disorders
- Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal tendencies
- Permanent physical and reproductive damage
- Inability to have children
Pregnancy loss is a death experience, the demise of a human:
- Potential
- Relationship
- Responsibility
- Maternal Attachment
- Connectedness
Loss is rarely experienced without:
- Conflict
- Ambivalence
When it comes to abortion; many women will not want to talk about it, even in mental health settings because:
- Abortion is legal
- Presumed to be safe
- Identified as a woman’s “right”
Problems that occur when women are assaulted by their own natural reactions to their loss cause many women to go into treatment for:
- Anxiety
- Suicidal ideation
- Emergency Room visits are common due to pain and blood loss caused by infections from baby body parts retained in the uterus
- Don’t understand the root of their pain
  - Abortion was their choice
  - There is no social norm for dealing with an abortion
  - Abortion is a deeply private and complex experience
Women and men have a right to know the risks they face when making an elective decision for abortion before suffering the loss of a child:
- A profound array of complicated mourning may follow
- Counselors and mental health professionals are familiar with the risk factors that predict trauma after an abortion. There are programs that address this specific grief:
  - She is not alone
  - Her pain or regret is legitimate
  - She has a right to heal
- Rachel’s Vineyard: http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
  - Is a psychological and spiritual journey for healing after an abortion
  - Is active in more than 80 countries and available in dozens of languages

Dr. Theresa Burke, Ph.D., March 5, 2021

“We have to be willing to have hard conversations about an injustice, to demand better, even to take peaceful but forceful action to make society better, even at the cost of our own standing in the community, and possibly even at the risk of our own freedom and safety.”

Lila Rose

“There is no better social justice cause to get involved in than saving the lives of Innocent children,”

Bishop David O’Connell

“The Right to Life is the Lens to view all Issues.”

Bishop Strickland

“As we are taught by Jesus, human life is sacred. God calls us to defend and nurture life from the moment a new human being is conceived.”

Arch. Timothy Broglio, President, USCCB

"Abortion is the worst human rights atrocity in history."

Shawn Carney

“'Nothing can truly prepare you for an abortion, no matter what route you take.’ She is still struggling with having had an abortion and has nightmares about it all the time. She often wonders — what if she hadn’t had the abortion? She would have two children to love now.”

Christina - Live Action

“But the fight is not over. There is no right more sacred than life, and nothing more worthy of our strongest defense than the innocent unborn.”

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds

“After adjusting for other factors, a team of Canadian psychologists found post-abortive women had a 142% higher risk of becoming addicted to alcohol, and 280% greater likelihood of drug dependence attributable to the abortion experience.”

LifeNews

“The idea of abortion as ‘the right to choose’, the choice they’re talking about is that — something so barbaric. They choose this barbarity. There’s a lot of reasons why, and they’re all horrible.”

Rosanna Barr

“I wish more people could know what a baby really looks like at 9 weeks, only 9 weeks.”

Christina – Live Action

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Abortion is Harmful

Surgical and Chemical Abortion Harms the Woman

“We have to be willing to have hard conversations about an injustice, to demand better, even to take peaceful but forceful action to make society better, even at the cost of our own standing in the community, and possibly even at the risk of our own freedom and safety.” Lila Rose

“There is no better social justice cause to get involved in than saving the lives of Innocent children,” Bishop David O’Connell

“The Right to Life is the Lens to view all Issues.” Bishop Strickland

“As we are taught by Jesus, human life is sacred. God calls us to defend and nurture life from the moment a new human being is conceived.” Arch. Timothy Broglio, President, USCCB

"Abortion is the worst human rights atrocity in history." Shawn Carney

“But the fight is not over. There is no right more sacred than life, and nothing more worthy of our strongest defense than the innocent unborn.” Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds

“After adjusting for other factors, a team of Canadian psychologists found post-abortive women had a 142% higher risk of becoming addicted to alcohol, and 280% greater likelihood of drug dependence attributable to the abortion experience.” LifeNews

“The idea of abortion as ‘the right to choose’, the choice they’re talking about is that — something so barbaric. They choose this barbarity. There’s a lot of reasons why, and they’re all horrible.” Rosanna Barr

“I wish more people could know what a baby really looks like at 9 weeks, only 9 weeks.” Christina – Live Action