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Emotional Aspects of Abortion
Emotional Aspects of Abortion
Abortion occurs when a pregnancy is ended before birth takes place. When a woman decides to end her pregnancy for personal or health-related reasons, she may choose an elective medical abortion or an elective surgical abortion.
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Research findings suggest that a woman who choose to have an abortion usually has at least 3 reasons for the decision. The following are common reasons:
Studies indicate that most women experience a mixture of feelings after an abortion. Most women feel relief. They may also feel sadness, guilt, regret, or anger for a short time after the abortion. Abrupt changes in hormone levels caused by abortion might affect a woman's sense of well-being. There can be concerns related to the social burdens of having had an abortion.
Sometimes more serious emotional reactions occur after an abortion, including a type of depression that is similar to postpartum depression. These serious emotional problems are rare and occur far less commonly than severe emotional problems after childbirth. Severe emotional reactions following an abortion tend to affect women who wanted the pregnancy but were at risk in terms of their health if they continued to full-term delivery. Problems in a relationship or traumatic life events can lead to the decision to have an abortion. These can cause more complex emotional reactions.