Women Who Have Single Abortion Not At Risk of Depression

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Anti-abortion activists frequently warn that women who have abortions are emotionally scarred for life and prone to clinical depression. But a pregnant woman shouldn't heed the advice of religious fanatics, she should listen to medical professionals.

Pro-life protesters who harass women entering family planning clinics by shouting threats and false warnings about impending depression are reprehensible and beneath contempt.

"(Reuters) - Women who have a single abortion do not have a higher risk of mental health problems such as depression than women who have their babies, the American Psychological Association reported on Wednesday." Quotation from: Reuters

This finding will not lead women to choose abortion without giving it any thought and consideration. The women that I know who opted for an abortion did so only after a lot of prayer and advice from medical professionals and friends.

But we should keep in mind that it's women who have a single abortion who do not have a higher risk of mental health problems. There really is no excuse for a woman to have more than one abortion. After the first unwanted pregnancy, the woman should make sure that she and her partner practice some form of birth control.

A lady who has a single abortion shouldn't be ostracized, she should be supported by her friends and family to ensure that there's not even the slightest chance that she will become depressed.

Robert Paul Reyes is a NewsBlaze writer on Politics, Pop Culture and Pointless Pontificating. Contact him by writing to NewsBlaze.