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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.
4 days ago · MYTH Women who have had abortions are at a higher risk of being depressed. FACT Women who undergo an abortion are not at a higher risk of developing depression than women after a delivery. (Biggs et al, 2017; Kubicka, et al, 2002; Ogbu-Nwobod, et al 2022) MYTH Abortion leads to “post abortion traumatic stress syndrome.”.
Mar 25, 2024 · Its data shows that the rate of abortions among women has generally been declining in the U.S. since 1981, when it reported there were 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women in that age range. The CDC says that in 2021, there were 11.6 abortions in the U.S. per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44.
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Sep 1, 2018 · Psychiatry has been misused by those who have opposed abortion and those who consider abortion a woman’s right. In the absence of psychiatric research data, both obtaining an abortion and not obtaining an abortion have been argued to cause psychiatric harm, up to and including suicide.
May 24, 2018 · By following women for 5 years, we are able to assess whether abortion is followed by an increase in suicidal ideation and whether the suicidal ideation trajectories of women who obtained an abortion differ from those of women denied an abortion.
Dec 4, 2018 · Let's turn to another part of Bush's track record - his record on abortion. Those who oppose abortion rights have praised him for what they describe as his pro-life policies.
Sep 22, 2021 · We found that states with a higher number of abortion-restricting policies had a 7% increase in TMM. In addition, states with a licensed physician requirement had a 51% higher TMM and a 35% higher MM, and restrictions on state Medicaid funding for abortion was associated with a 29% higher TMM.
