Outcome Following Therapeutic Abortion

Adolescents and adjustment to abortion: Are minors at greater risk?

“…Comparisons of minors and adults on measures of adjustment assessed 1 month postabortion are consistent with a group of prior studies that found a negative relationship between age at abortion and postabortion negative emotions (e.g., Adler, 1975; Bracken et al, 1974; Osofsky et al, 1971; Payne et al, 1976). Although only a marginal age group difference was found when the 1-month postabortion adjustment measures were tested as a set, significant differences between minors and adults were found on two of the individual measures.…”

The Psychological Complications of Therapeutic Abortion

“…Women in unstable relationships showed more severe and sustained depressions which appeared to reflect the double grieving experienced by those whose relationships fmally collapsed under the stress of an unwanted pregnancy. Similar fmdings are discussed by Llewelyn & Pytches (1988) Todd, 1972;Payne et a!, 1976;Greer et a!, 1976).…”

Psychological Sequelae of Induced Abortion

“…"These findings strongly support the impression that termination of pregnancy by induced abortion doe3 not constitute a serious psychological trauma or precipitate prolonged emotional conflict for most women" [29].…”