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We'll be sharing some of those responses with you in the coming days. For now, I'll just share what one person wrote in answer to the question, "What do you think needs to be done in churches and other places of worship to create a more healing and supportive environment for those who have had abortions, and to help those who may be encouraged, pushed or pressured to abort?"
Here's what the respondent wrote:
Educate, educate, educate. I believe that once they learn of what these women have experienced and the pressure they were under, as well as the lies that society have inundated them with, the church will be more likely to help. ... They would be more woman centered.
The church awareness campaign that we will be launching in a few weeks will be centered around this kind of education -- education that will help churches be able to reach out to those who are at risk, vulnerable or hurting.
We'll be sharing more responses from the survey with you in the coming days. Thank you so much for all your help and feedback!
"A Breech of Public Responsibility" A Researcher Responds to Claims That Studies
Priscilla Coleman, author of numerous studies on mental health and abortion and a leading critic of the Task Force report, has issued the following response to these claims.
Learn more: Find more news, analysis and other information on the APA Task Force Report here.
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Study Claiming Abortion Not Linked to Depression in Teens is Flawed, Researchers Say A new study published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health is claiming that teens who have abortions are not more likely to experience depression afterward. However, the study contradicts previous research and has a number of problems (including small sample size and poor controls). To read the criticism of the study, visit here (see the third entry) and here.
Study: Women Who Use Abortion Drug Experience More Pain, Emotional Distress
The abortion drug mifepristone (more commonly known as RU 486) was supposed to be a panacea for women -- allowing them to have safer abortions in the privacy of their own home. But a new study out of England finds women who had the drug-induced abortions preferred the surgical abortion procedure. Continue reading ...
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Learn more: For information about the latest research published in 2010, including links to original papers, visit here.
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