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In the news: Most women do not regret having an abortion, study finds
An overwhelming majority of women [95%] who get an abortion do not regret the decision to undergo the procedure, according to a new study published in the academic journal Social Science & Medicine on Sunday.
Researchers surveyed 667 women across 21 states in the US multiple times over a five-year period, tracking each woman’s emotions around their decision to get an abortion. About 95% of women indicated they believe that going through an abortion was the right decision over the course of the study.
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[T]he claim that going through an abortion is a taxing decision has been used by anti-abortion advocates to justify restricting access to abortion. Multiple states require mandatory abortion counseling and waiting periods that include information on the negative emotional response to getting an abortion ...
This study shows the same results as another earlier 2015 study on the same subject. This information discounts the pro-life talking point that women are the "second victims of abortion". And it shows the great gulf between what most women believe about abortion and what those who want to outlaw it believe. That gulf will not be bridged by enforced ultrasounds - the pro-life movement knows this but since they can't change hearts and minds, they have settled for punishing women instead.
An overwhelming majority of women [95%] who get an abortion do not regret the decision to undergo the procedure, according to a new study published in the academic journal Social Science & Medicine on Sunday.
Researchers surveyed 667 women across 21 states in the US multiple times over a five-year period, tracking each woman’s emotions around their decision to get an abortion. About 95% of women indicated they believe that going through an abortion was the right decision over the course of the study.
[...]
[T]he claim that going through an abortion is a taxing decision has been used by anti-abortion advocates to justify restricting access to abortion. Multiple states require mandatory abortion counseling and waiting periods that include information on the negative emotional response to getting an abortion ...
This study shows the same results as another earlier 2015 study on the same subject. This information discounts the pro-life talking point that women are the "second victims of abortion". And it shows the great gulf between what most women believe about abortion and what those who want to outlaw it believe. That gulf will not be bridged by enforced ultrasounds - the pro-life movement knows this but since they can't change hearts and minds, they have settled for punishing women instead.
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