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 …

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 …

CONTEXT: The experiences of women who have negative emotional outcomes, including
regret, following an abortion have received little research attention. Qualitative research can …

Background Examining women's stress and social support following denial and receipt of
abortion furthers understanding of the effects of unwanted childbearing and abortion on …

Importance The idea that abortion leads to adverse psychological outcomes has been the
basis for legislation mandating counseling before obtaining an abortion and other policies to …

Objective The aim of this study is to examine how situational abortion attitudes differ when
including additional context related to the gestational age of the pregnancy. Method …

Objective To prospectively assess perceptions of abortion stigma after receiving or being
denied an abortion over 5 years, the factors associated with perceived abortion stigma, and …

The US public attitudes toward abortion have been studied extensively, but little is known
about these attitudes among women who seek abortion. This mixed-methods study explores …

College students in general, and men in particular, have been essentially ignored in the post-
abortion emotional sequelae literature. Therefore, the current sample consisted of 63 …