Comments | abortiondebate: Post-abortion syndrome

jakshadows in abortiondebate

Post-abortion syndrome

Dec 05, 2008 08:25

I've heard the argument of "post-abortion syndrome" in the past, and wondered if it was still being used. It's particularly interesting in light of the most recent look into the supposed affliction.

Were there any prolifers here who used this as an argument against abortion? Does this change any minds?

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gemfyre January 27 2009, 22:40:41 UTC

Some women suffer depression and/or trauma after an abortion, just as some women suffer depression and/or trauma after pregnancy and birth.

It's no reason to discourage either practice.

De-lurking.... katiedarling January 28 2009, 06:06:43 UTC

This article does not change my mind about Post-Abortion Syndrome. Others have pointed out that there are no large-scale statistics that show that PAS is a realistic threat. Be that as it may, everyone's psychological makeup is different, and it cannot be counted out as a possibility, depending on the woman. Some women have suffered from what has come to be known as post-abortion syndrome, whether people believe it to be a "real syndrome" or not. I will grant that the number of women who actually suffer from full-out PAS is probably dramatically smaller than the numbers that many pro-lifers would have you believe. However, the women ARE out there ( ... )

sew_me_shut_666 January 28 2009, 19:45:07 UTC

a woman can react negatively to giving birth or having an abortion. that alone should never be a reason to illegalize abortions.

oh and the whole "BC causes abortions" discussion. the pill prevents ovulation and implantation. pregnancy begins at implantation, not conception. so BC cannot abort a pregnancy, being that pregnancies don't begin until the zygote has implanted itself in the uterus.

hoshi_reed February 3 2009, 04:51:09 UTC

I know there are some who will use the opposite to argue: That adoption is more emotionally damaging due to lack of closure while citing also that PAS is cultural/the fault of those around the woman and not a threat if the woman wasn't told it was wrong/they should feel bad to begin with (usually from those who advocate abortion to parallel some European countries).

anonymissity March 24 2009, 20:30:26 UTC

What about post-partum depression? Nobody seems to use that to try and talk somebody OUT of having a baby, and at least that has been proven.
So, no matter what you do, there are consequences. And the only person who can weigh those to be worth it or not is the person to whom the situation is happening.