does anyone know?

Question

someone who has had an abortion that didn't suffer psycological side effects, or even talk about it without being sad for thier trouble?

Answer 1

I think everyone should check THIS out:

http://www.straight-talk.net/abortion/consequences.shtml

QUOTE:

• Tremendous increase in the level of promiscuity and sexually transmitted diseases.[6]

• Fifth leading cause of maternal death in the United States.[6]

• An increased risk of breast, cervical, ovarian and liver cancer.[6]

• Complications, such as uterine perforation, cervical laceration, and placenta previa can not only cause very severe problems, but they can also lead to problems in future pregnancies, such as miscarriages, premature births, fetal deaths and children born with handicaps, because any problem or change with a woman's reproductive organs may affect the development of her children.[6]

• Infection, including pelvic inflammatory disease, occur in 30% of abortions; if not stopped soon enough, they can leave a woman barren.[6]

• Ectopic pregnancies-pregnancies developing in the tube-are increasing because sometimes the uterus is scarred and the fertilized egg, the zygote, cannot get down the tube into the uterus and implant. There's scar tissue there from scraping during previous abortions.[6]

• Up to 127% risk for premature births in subsequent pregnancies; the rate is higher with multiple abortions.

• 2% of women who have abortions suffer life threatening complications, such as bleeding, fever, infections, etc.,[6]

• After reviewing thousands of cases, Life Dynamics, Inc., found that injuries and deaths at the hands of abortionists "are not accidents." They are "the result of a persistent callous disregard for human life" -- the baby's and the mother's.[30]

• A growing body of research that shows a definite link between abortion and breast cancer. The risk increases when a hormonally normal pregnancy is terminated before 32 weeks. Although abortion advocates picture themselves as being primarily concerned with women's health, they have covered up this information.[12]

Click here to view two case histories


Psychological Consequences of Abortion

• Diminished respect for human life.[6]

• Denial: A sense of relief followed by repressed guilt, sadness, and grieving at the death of the aborted baby that would be a woman's natural, feminine feelings and emotions.[6]

• More than 100 different psychological reactions including alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse, eating disorders, sexual addictions, and self-destructive behavior.[15]

• Post abortion syndrome -- a series of psychological effects experienced by 19% to 60% of women, ranging from mild depression to suicide or attempted suicide.[6]

• Overwhelming feelings of regret or guilt during later pregnancies.[6]

• Flashbacks and nightmares.[6]

• Destruction of trust between men and women.

• Increased rates of divorce, domestic violence and child abuse.[6]

• Feelings of guilt or regret among fathers of aborted children.

"... fathers experience the same negative post-abortion reactions that women do: anger, depression, guilt, and broken relationships. ... No matter how you look at it, a male who pushes a female into an abortion knows he's taking the coward's way out. And a female who goes along with the decision will grieve over it for the rest of her life." -- Men and Abortion by Wayne Brauning, leader of Men's Abortion Recovery Ministries[25]
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Answer 2

I know 3 people who have had abortions. One was insane before she had it so we cant go off of that. The other 2 didn't seem too effected by it. But I can't see inside their head. We just never talked about it.

As a mother of 2 I can see how it would really mess up your head. I almost had an abortion but decided to have the child and give her to adoption. At the last min (before the parents were notified they had been choosen) I decided to keep her and raise her myself. Its been a long hard road but she is 5 now and just as happy as can be.

Answer 3

I would hope not. The whole topic of having kids is emotional. To almost have a child, whether it was because of abortion, or miscarriage, or even just thinking you're pregnant when you're not has psychological effects. I would be surprised if someone going through something like that doesn't feel a bit philisophical about the potential life.

Of course, it usually doesn't take too much time to recover from that, unless it is drilled into you by religious nuts that keep claiming that some god is going to damn you to Hell and calling what you did murder. Religion, like always, can make a bad situation even worse.

Answer 4

YES.

Psychological side effects - feelings of guilt, remorse, shame, etc. come from the belief that the fetus is a person. If one believes that life begins at birth - not at conception - then these feelings would not be natural outcomes.

Furthermore, feeling distraught over causing the "death" of a fetus comes from the belief that this life is all there is.

One who has a spiritual belief in the eternal essence of the soul would not necessarily feel sorry over the lack of a soul's entrance into a physical body.

Answer 5

I don't know anyone who Did not regret or feel sad about having an abortion. some people might not want to deal with it so they don't talk about it, but everyone deals with things differently and they will talk with someone when they feel it's the right time and the right person!

Answer 6

Abortion ALWAYS has serious psycological & medical side effects.
Of course, these are secondary to the FACT that it is murder, and a mortal sin. The souls of the innocents cry out to God, and you can be sure that God is listening.

Answer 7

No, I do not.

I also do not know any Christians who have volunteered to step up and adopt those children, were they to be carried to term.

Answer 8

Yup, I know a few. They were relieved.

Answer 9

UUUMMM