abortion has had on any females out there willing to share their experiences ? I know it's a touchy subject but I'm doing a study on how abortions have affected women's lives and why did they have them done at that period in their lives ? I know several people who have had them done and some have had trouble conceiving or carrying a child in the future. Some have gone on to have healthy children later in life. Some can't get rid of the guilt and shame. Some have serious psychological problems because they had an abortion. Some people have only had one when they were pretty young and some women have had several and I know of one lady that had a total of 8 abortions and she also had 6 living children to raise. In my opinion, she should have had tubal ligation a long time ago. What are your thoughts on this touchy topic ??
2007-02-13 07:47:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
What I'm really looking for here are women who have actually had an abortion(s) and how they've affected their lives afterwards ?
2007-02-13 08:02:58 · update #1
I know a lady who also used abortion as birth control.She had 4 abortions and the last one would have been twins. If it bothers her she doesn't show it. I know another lady who lost her mind over what she did. She was married and she and her husband were not ready for another child as their children were all teenagers.She had one abortion. This lady became a cutter and her poor body is so scarred it looks like Freddy Kruger from night mare on Elm Street go a hold of her.I worked with a lady who was placed in a Mental Health Nursing Home who was trapped in a world of her own. She carried this Teddy Bear and rocked it and tried to feed it and burped it.She wrapped it in a receiving blanket. It was very hard to get that Teddy Bear away from her so that she could get a shower and change clothes. This lady was forced to have an abortion by her parents, during World War Two when she got pregnant and her boyfriend was drafted and sent over seas.She never married and never regained her sanity. I guess it would depend on if the woman getting the abortion sees it as getting rid of a baby or something that is not a baby yet.
2007-02-13 08:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know for sure but I know that it should be the right of the woman. Unless the father wants to raise the child himself then his rights should kick in. It takes two and it is shameful that dads can't/don't have more to say about it. I think there are allot of good reasons however there is also a new pill on the market I think it is called the morning after pill and in some cases that maybe better then having to go through an abortion. It is not a real new thing out there but allot of people don't know about it and wonder how they can get it...Well it is now sold over the counter at some of your local pharmacies. I think that it is a great topic to debate! But all in all it has to be thought out very long and hard because it is a life changing moment...I do mean LIFE CHANGING! Literally!
2007-02-13 07:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by bbmk333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the woman. Some women really enjoy having children once they start having them and having an abortion may end up haunting them somewhat. I know a women who feels that way.
Some women don't want children at all and regard abortion in the same way as discarding a used condom.
Another thing you need to think about is what about the mother who wanted the abortion but didn't get one. She couldn't afford to take care of the baby and had to give it up for adoption. Would she be better off had her baby never became a baby than she is knowing she has a child out there that she may not, some cases may, be a part of their life.
I think in the case of the lady you know, yes she should be sterilized. Not only is it a drain on the society and the economy but it's also a drain on her. If she can't be smart about having sex then she needs to do something about it.
2007-02-13 08:03:46 · answer #3 · answered by Mienk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychologically, peolple will experience guilt and regret feelings for having an abortion in addition to their feelings of relief that the ordeal of pregnancy is over. But it is not clear whether these guilt and regret feelings are the result of tue remorse (caused by introspection and then coming to a different moral conclusion as the one she originally came to) or shame (caused by others calling you a murder, etc...). In our society it would be impossible to separate the two so I don't think you have an easy task here.
2007-02-13 07:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
confident, i think of there have been dissimilar study. whether i think of you may evaluate the long term psychological and emotional outcomes of having an abortion with the long term psychological and emotional outcomes of having an undesirable infant. undesirable little ones are greater beneficial than probable to be abused, neglected and unloved. now and back an abortion is the final of many undesirable suggestions.
2016-10-02 02:16:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋