Therapeutic abortion: A prospective study. I

Brody, Harry; Meikle, Stewart; Gerritse, Richard

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(71)90327-9

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“…The predominant response immediately following abortion most often is relief (Simon, Senturia & Rothman, 1967;Ewing &Rouse, 1973;Monsour & Stewart, 1973). Other research has shown improvement in mood and functioning from the pre-to the post-abortion state (Niswander & Patterson, 1967;Brody et al, 1971). However, negative effects have been observed as well, and some women report periods of regret, depression and guilt following the procedure (Peck & Marcus, 1966;Ford, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, & Long, 197 1;Smith, 1973).…”

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“…Most have been descriptive, attempting to document the frequency of different psychological reactions to abortion. The studies have almost unanimously concluded that strong negative reactions are rare (e.g., Peck & Marcus, 1966;Patt, Rappaport & Barglow, 1969;Senay, 1970;Whittington, 1970;Brody, Meikle & Gerritse, 1971;Osofsky & Osofsky, 1972;Smith, 1973). The predominant response immediately following abortion most often is relief (Simon, Senturia & Rothman, 1967;Ewing &Rouse, 1973;Monsour & Stewart, 1973).…”

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Abortion: A Social‐Psychological Perspective

Adler

1979

Journal of Social Issues

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More than most medical procedures, abortion is embedded in a social context that has implications for psychological reactions of patients. Following a brief history of legislation and research on abortion, correlates of post‐abortion reponses are reviewed. A social‐psychological framework is suggested which views abortion as a stress experience. Responses to the experience will be a function of the nature and meaning of the pregnancy to the individual woman, her defensive and coping style, and the social environment surrounding the abortion experience. Psychological effects of the procedure on the partner and on health professionals who perform abortions are also considered.

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Section: Research On Non-medical Aspects Of Abortionmentioning

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Section: Research On Non-medical Aspects Of Abortionmentioning

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Abortion: A Social‐Psychological Perspective

Adler

1979

Journal of Social Issues

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“…All or portions of the MMPI have been used extensively in gauging emotional reaction to pregnancy and abortion (Athanasiou et al, 1973;PerezReyes and Falk, 1973;Meikle et al, 1973;Brody et al, 1971). Clinical evaluations resulted in judgment of overall psychological change for each woman at two points in time: six weeks after the abortion procedure and one year after the procedure.…”

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Religious Involvement, Asceticism and Abortion among Low Income Black Women

Robbins

1980

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This paper attempts to specify the importance of religious involvement and asceticism to reaction to out-of-wedlock pregnancy, the decision to aborta pregnancy, and response to the abortion experience within a sample of young, black women. The traditional view of black religion and recent empirical research suggest that the contribution of religious involvement to response to abortion should be unique among blacks. Results based on a sample oŸ young, unmarried, low income black women indicate that they cannot be said to be otherworldly nor nonascetic and that involvement in organized religion is related to greater unhappiness upon learning oŸ out-of-wedlock conception and greater regret one year afler induced abortion, but not the choice of abortion per se. It is suggested that those with a religious orientation may be more attuned to the moral dilemma posed by out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and consequendy experience a certain degree of ambivalence regardless of the means chosen to resolve it.The influence of religious involvement on attitudes toward abortion is clear. Verbal approval of abortion is generally shown to vary inversely with religious commitment, though the relationship appears to be decreasing (Arney and Trescher, 1976; McIntosh and Alston, 1977). Data on the importance of religious commitment to a woman's actual response to the abortion experience, however, are relatively scarce. Though early termination of pregnancy might be expected to involve deep-seated moral and ethical convictions, the few studies wherein researchers have considered the contribution of church involvement to a woman's reactions to abortion indicate that it is minimal (Martin, 1973;Adler, 1975). There are those, nonetheless, who maintain that religiously inclined women are particularly prone to experience difficulties adjusting to the procedure.The religious component of a woman's response to the experience per se remains unspecified. This paper deals with the influence ofchurch involvement and asceticism on the decision to abort and emotional reaction to abortion within a specific segment of the U.S. population: young, unmarried, low income, black women, pregnant for the first time.Most approaches to the influence of religiosity on reproductive behavior have focused predominantly on white Protestants. The few exceptions suggest that the importance of religious involvement on reproductive behavior of blacks is unique. Past research has taken one of two directions. First, the traditional views of black religion as otherworldly and nonascetic combined with the culture of poverty emphasis of lower class fatalism have led to explanations of sexual and reproductive behavior based on the theory of"hesitation to interfere with nature." More recently, however, empirical research has demon-

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“…In fact, Ford e t a/. (1972) and Brody, Meikle, and Gerritse (1971) offer evidence that pre-abortion psychological distress can be attributed t o the woman's situation and not to any lasting emotional problems. Kane, Lacherbruch, and Lipton (1973) also found that abortion patients are no more neurotic than a comparable group of nonpregnant women, as measured by the Neuroticism Scale Questionnaire.…”

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“…In one of the few prospective studies of the effect of therapeutic abortion, Brody, Meikle, and Gerritse (1971 ) concluded that the procedure is generally very beneficial and effective in reducing psychopathological symptoms. They administered several tests to 1 17 abortion applicants and to 58 "control" patients who were in the same state of pregnancy as the abortion applicants.…”

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The Psychosocial Factors of the Abortion Experience: A Critical Review

Shusterman

1976

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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The literature on the psychosocial factors of abortion is critically reviewed. It is concluded that due to faulty methodology no general statements can be made about these factors for women receiving illegal abortions. It appears that the data showing that women receiving therapeutic abortions experienced favor‐ able psychological conseuqences are stronger than the data indicating negative consequences. Studies of abortion on request, which, for the most part, have been methodologically sound, indicate that the new abortion patients are mostly young, unmarried women who are not in a social position to bear and care for a child. They tend to end their pregnancies for social and economic reasons. Further, they are either not aware of or not concerned about the possibility of getting pregnant at the time of intercourse, or they have a contraceptive failure. Finally, the psychological consequences of abortion on request appear to be most1 y benign.

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Therapeutic abortion: A prospective study. I

Cited by 25 publications

References 4 publications

Abortion: A Social‐Psychological Perspective

Abortion: A Social‐Psychological Perspective

Religious Involvement, Asceticism and Abortion among Low Income Black Women

The Psychosocial Factors of the Abortion Experience: A Critical Review

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