Background A case series report based on the Turnaway Study has previously concluded
that 99% of women with a history of abortion will continue to affirm satisfaction with their …

Background Arguments that abortion causes women emotional harm are used to regulate
abortion, particularly later procedures, in the United States. However, existing research is …

Background Despite weak theoretical grounding and ample research indicating women feel
high levels of decision rightness and relief post-abortion, claims that abortion is inherently …

A recent analysis from the Turnaway study focused on women who were just under the
gestational limit of a clinic and received an abortion and those who had first trimester …

Background Women who feel pressured to agree to abortion are more likely to experience
negative emotional and mental health reactions. But relatively little research has been …

Context The notion that abortion causes poor mental health has gained traction, even
though it is not supported by research. Few studies have comprehensively investigated …

This study tested an integrated model of emotional response to voluntary first-trimester
surgical abortion based on RS Lazarus and Folkman's theory of coping and on Ellis's …

CONTEXT: Various restrictions on abortion have been imposed under the pretense that
women may be uninformed, undecided or coerced in regard to their decision to terminate a …

BACKGROUND: There has been some study of women's emotional and psychological well-
being after an abortion but no research into women's expectations, at the time of seeking an …

Objective Evaluating decisional certainty is an important component of medical care,
including preabortion care. However, minimal research has examined how to measure …