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Identifying underlying factors in risk factors and emotional sequelae self-attributed to abortion: development and validation of a brief assessment tool

CLI Summary This study measured predictors for negative mental and emotional outcomes after abortion based on risk factors identified by the American Psychological Association. The study found two major areas that align with risk factors: 1) attachment and support (bigger effect) and 2) moral and maternal conflict (smaller effect). “Attachment and support” includes emotional attachment, […] The post Identifying underlying factors in risk factors and emotional sequelae self-attributed to abortion: development and validation of a brief assessment tool appeared first on Lozier Institute .

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Degrees of grief and complicated grief self-attributed to natural and induced pregnancy losses in a national population of 41–45-year-old females

CLI Summary This study screened women who had had abortions or pregnancy losses for complicated or prolonged grief. Over half the women who felt that their abortions were coerced were at the highest risk on the scale. Overall, nearly 40% of women who had an abortion or miscarriage reported that the worst of their negative […] The post Degrees of grief and complicated grief self-attributed to natural and induced pregnancy losses in a national population of 41–45-year-old females appeared first on Lozier Institute .

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