Comments on: Uninformed Consent: Abortion and Mental Health Consequences http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/ A College Psychology Professor's Observations About Public Policy, Mental Health, Sexual Identity, and Religious Issues Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:15:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Does abortion “cancel” a soul? Abortion specialist William Harrison on South Dakota informed consent abortion law — Warren Throckmorton http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-110604 Does abortion “cancel” a soul? Abortion specialist William Harrison on South Dakota informed consent abortion law — Warren Throckmorton Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:48:16 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/#comment-110604 [...] also requires women to be told the potential mental health risks of abortion. I have addressed that informed consent issue in prior [...] [...] also requires women to be told the potential mental health risks of abortion. I have addressed that informed consent issue in prior [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Anonymous Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:50:00 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/#comment-1033 Interesting, however, now a days we also know about "post partum stress" related syndroms that can lead to depression: Are women going to stop having babies because of that? I guess the answer is no. In case that the study mentioned in the article is reliable, the call is: - Further research - More treatment available - Measures that strengthen and ensure proper sex education that include use of contraception from a cientific point of view. - pre/post follow up and couselling for the women that decide to have an abortion. Interesting, however, now a days we also know about “post partum stress” related syndroms that can lead to depression: Are women going to stop having babies because of that? I guess the answer is no.

In case that the study mentioned in the article is reliable, the call is:
- Further research
- More treatment available
- Measures that strengthen and ensure proper sex education that include use of contraception from a cientific point of view.
- pre/post follow up and couselling for the women that decide to have an abortion.

]]> By: Throckmorton http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Throckmorton Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:47:00 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/#comment-1032 The sampling was representative of the NZ population which makes it a very strong study. Much stronger than studies that ask for volunteers. This is true on either side of the issue. No one is saying all women experience problems. I suspect there is a group who never think a thing about it and a group that has mixed reactions and then a group that has pathological regret. What troubles me is the pro-choice side avoiding any comment or recognition that some evidence points to harm. If a pro-lifer said all abortions were psychologically harmful to the mother I would reject that position as well. The sampling was representative of the NZ population which makes it a very strong study. Much stronger than studies that ask for volunteers. This is true on either side of the issue. No one is saying all women experience problems. I suspect there is a group who never think a thing about it and a group that has mixed reactions and then a group that has pathological regret. What troubles me is the pro-choice side avoiding any comment or recognition that some evidence points to harm. If a pro-lifer said all abortions were psychologically harmful to the mother I would reject that position as well.

]]> By: Norm! http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Norm! Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:26:00 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/2006/01/16/uninformed-consent-abortion-and-mental-health-consequences/#comment-1031 I haven't read the study, so I'm dependent on news accounts regarding the study's actual number. So, when you write "42%", you really mean to say that approximately 38 of 90 New Zealand women who had abortions experienced some type of depression. I think it is a significant omission to not mention how large the study was since using a percentage would suggest that the number of people studied was too vast to number. I have noticed that many of the on-line discussions and articles about this study have been misleading about the number of women studied who experienced abortions. I haven’t read the study, so I’m dependent on news accounts regarding the study’s actual number. So, when you write “42%”, you really mean to say that approximately 38 of 90 New Zealand women who had abortions experienced some type of depression.

I think it is a significant omission to not mention how large the study was since using a percentage would suggest that the number of people studied was too vast to number. I have noticed that many of the on-line discussions and articles about this study have been misleading about the number of women studied who experienced abortions.

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