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The authors concluded that women who had abortions had a higher risk of non-fatal suicide attempts compared with women who did not have an abortion. Furthermore, they also concluded that heightened suicide attempts are not caused by abortion, but by differences in other risk factors related to suicide attempts.
- Hirofumi Hirakawa, Nobuyoshi Ishii
- 2020
We provide evidence that restricted access to reproductive care based on state-level data from 1974 to 2016 was associated with suicide rates among reproductive-aged women. Specifically, enforcement of a TRAP law was associated with a 5.81% higher annual rate of suicide than in pre-enforcement years.
Nov 19, 2019 · Certain risk factors can catalyse others, leading to an accumulation of adversities in a certain time period. Earlier studies , have found that post-abortion symptoms of mental disorders decrease over time, which is in line with the results on suicide attempts of Steinberg and colleagues.
- Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen, Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen
- 2019
Jan 26, 2023 · A study published in December showed a connection between restrictive abortion laws and increased suicides by women of reproductive age in the U.S. The research, conducted by University of Pennsylvania scientists, examined data between 1974 and 2016 and so didn’t consider changes since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v.
Abortion and Mental Health—Context and Common Ground. Zandberg et al 1 used 1974 to 2016 US data on state-level abortion-access restrictions and suicide rates to evaluate the association between abortion restrictions and suicide among women of reproductive age.
Oct 29, 2018 · Abortion providers argued that there was not yet enough proof that abortion was the “direct cause” of the statistically significant higher risks of mental illness, including suicide, following abortion.
Using longitudinal data on abortion and nonfatal suicide attempts available in population registries, we examined risk of first nonfatal suicide attempt associated with a first abortion. These data allowed us to not rely on women’s self-report of mental health experiences or abortion.
