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Post Abortion Help and
Healing
Post abortion syndrome is a profound array of
psychological and emotional disturbances that occur to a woman following
an abortion.
Some symptoms of post-abortion syndrome/trauma are:
- bouts of crying
- depression
- guilt
- inability to forgive oneself
- intense grief/sadness
- anger/rage
- emotional numbness
- sexual problems or promiscuity
- eating disorders
- lowered self esteem
- drug and alcohol abuse
- nightmares and sleep disturbances
- suicidal urges
- difficulty with relationships
- anxiety and panic attacks
- flashbacks.
A survey of post-abortive women found that:
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31 percent experienced suicidal feelings;
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28 percent attempted suicide;
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60 percent commented that the decision to
abort made their lives worse;
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94 percent regretted the decision to
abort.
If you'd like to learn more about
post-abortion syndrome, see http://www.afterabortion.org/psychol.html
and/or Rachel's
Vineyard.
In Newfoundland, please call the
Newfoundland Right to Life Association at 1-709-579-1500. Our counselors
are standing by to help you in any way they can.
When it is said that abortion is just a woman's issue, we forget that
there are two people involved in creating a child. Fathers are
continually overlooked and disregarded in situations involving abortion.
Many would say that a father is not affected by the woman's choice to
have an abortion.
Legally, fathers are responsible for providing prenatal support for
their preborn child, but have no legal rights if the mother decides to
terminate the life of that child. Many fathers have gone to court to try
to stop mothers from going through with their abortions. However,
according to the courts, when it comes to abortion, a mother's right to
abortion overrides a father's objections.
Following an abortion, a father can be as emotionally and mentally
damaged as a mother.
Many fathers feel completely responsible for the death of their
child, oftentimes blaming themselves for not being able to save their
child's life. Many fathers grieve deeply for the loss, feeling worthless
after failing to stop an abortion.
To say abortion is just a women's issue is to deny a father his
rights and his loss. There are three parties involved in a pregnancy,
and all are affected by all decisions made.
This is an excellent resource on this topic: http://www.afterabortion.org/
Here's another useful
link:
http://www.innocents.com/
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