Psychological harms

New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody’s happy.

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Cox said the state of Texas didn’t help her when she needed an abortion in December 2023. “I’m afraid the rules this board is now proposing wouldn’t have helped me either,” she told the panel. Many people commented that the rules failed to reassure physicians that they can provide an abortion without having to wait … Read more

New restrictions on abortion care will have psychological harms — here’s what research shows will happen in post-Roe America

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The perinatal period places people at an increased risk for the onset and relapse of mental health disorders. The increased restrictions on receiving abortion care coupled with proven risk factors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders could increase people’s risks for psychological suffering. Read more at The Conversation