3.86 (7 votes)

Healthcare Prof:

3 (2 votes)

Although it is “well-known” that a woman has choices when she is pregnant, “what isn’t fully known … is that each of these choices has long-term effects for both the parents,” a Washington Times editorial says, adding, “An abortion, much like” carrying a pregnancy to term or choosing adoption, is “not consequence-free.” Based on the editorial, abortion-rights advocates are “still in denial that there is a mental wellness impact” linked with the procedure, and many members with the scientific community “insist there is no proof of a causal relationship between abortion and mental well being problems.” The editorial concludes that “the dialogue on abortion can benefit from a fresh perspective: The discussion should not be centered solely on whether girls and females should be permitted to have an abortion. Females must fully grasp that abortion actually causes mental well being problems” (Washington Times, 10/14).

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