tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post4492410825291431260..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: "No Problem" Abortion Study: FlawedDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-36149138371534555882011-01-28T23:51:39.398-06:002011-01-28T23:51:39.398-06:00As a mental health nurse with concerns about the l...As a mental health nurse with concerns about the lack of acceptance for post-abortion PTSD or depression I have been researching this topic for a while.<br /><br />1. With the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reporting 846,181 legal induced abortions in 2006, abortions are not rare. In fact, this is a 3% increase from 2005 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). <br /><br />2. Wisconsin alone lost 10,815 children in the reported year of 2006, 47 of these abortions were performed to girls under age 15 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). <br /><br />3. The loss of over 50 million children since 1973 has deprived our country of a valuable resource, our greatest resource. These children, many of whom now would be adults, may have been the scientists, researchers and engineers that make this country great. The Archbishop of Milwaukee, The Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki has written “Our natural resources are gifts from God and we are all responsible for protecting them” (Wisconsin Catholic Conference, 2010).<br /><br />4. Abortion hurts the mother who may not understand the consequences and suffer physically, emotionally and spiritually. Even though Post Abortion Syndrome has not been formally recognized, it exists in the narrative I hear from women and research continues to validate its existence (Babbel, S., 2010). <br /><br />5. A 2006 study found that exposure to abortion increase the risk of developing significant mental health problems including depression, suicidal thoughts and illicit drug dependence (Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L.J. Ridder, E.M., 2006).<br /><br />6. A 2007 study compared long term psychiatric problems with women that had local anesthetic vs. intravenous sedation during pregnancy. The research found that 1/5 of post-abortion mothers suffer with symptoms of PTSD whether administered either anesthetic (Sharain, S., 2007).Simple livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424293562686002111noreply@blogger.com