Abortion and Parenting
Study: Abortion Has More Negative Parenting Impact Than Other Pregnancy Loss
http://www.lifenews.com/nat5193.html
“Abortion may be ‘particularly damaging to the parenting process’…”
“It is now known that women usually begin feeling maternal attachment in the early stages of pregnancy…”
“‘Numerous studies have documented positive psychological characteristics associated with motherhood including increases in life satisfaction, self-esteem, empathy, restraint, flexibility and resourcefulness in coping, and assertiveness.’
Losing a child before or at birth, for any reason, however, ‘can be a profound source of suffering…’”
“While all forms of pregnancy loss can cause emotional distress that can impact future parenting, the available research indicates that emotional responses after induced abortion are more likely to go unresolved and to persist for a longer time period…”
“Studies have found that women who had an abortion were more likely to engage in substance abuse, and also more likely to smoke or use drugs or alcohol while pregnant. Mothers who abuse drugs or alcohol are more likely to ‘engage in authoritarian and punitive parenting practices,’ and parental substance abuse increases the risk that the children will suffer abuse or neglect.”
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