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Week of 7.20.07
Post-Abortion PoliticsThis Week:
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Head to Head: Abortion Counseling |
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State-by-State: Abortion Laws |
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Does abortion cause long-term emotional and psychological problems for women? This week NOW introduces viewers to a new front in the effort to end abortions in the United States: claims of extreme negative effects on a woman's mental health.Once focusing primarily on the unborn child, anti-abortion advocates see new hope in an argument that focuses on the women who've made or are about to make a fateful decision. All sides of the debate have been listening and weighing in, including the Supreme Court. More from NOW Program Resources
» Video» Audio [mp3, 48kbps]: Stream, Download, Podcast » Transcript » Feedback  » Interview: Pro-life and pro-choice: Catholics in the Middle » Viewer Comments Show Links: Studies, Resources and Organizations Canadian Medical Association Journal: "Psychiatric Admissions of Low-income Women Following Abortion and Childbirth" 
States requiring abortion-performing doctors to warn women about possible psychological harm (Source: The Guttmacher Institute) Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: "False and Misleading Health Information Provided by Federally Funded Pregnancy Resource Centers"[pdf] Guttmacher Policy Review: "Abortion and Mental Health—Myths and Realities" The Justice Foundation National Abortion Rights Action League The New York Times: Letter to the Editor by American Psychiatric Association's President-Elect Dr. Nada Stotland [pdf] 
States with bills pending that would require women to have an ultrasound prior to an abortion (Source: The Guttmacher Institute) Operation Outcry The Post Abortion Review: "Their Deepest Wound," David C. Reardon's Views on Lorena Bobbitt's Abortion U.S. Supreme Court: Opinion "Gonzales v. Carhart" Texas Legislature: Senator Dan Patrick's "Ultrasound Requirement Bill" [pdf] Topic Search Society/Community, Medicine & Healthcare, Government/Politics |
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