| Community Leader Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New England Shoreline Gender:  Posts: 873 Country:  Level up: 56%, 89 Points needed | | Quote:
Originally Posted by tristanrobin almost 1/3 of all women who have had abortions attempt suicide?
I flatly don't believe it | It's possible that the guilt that women are pressured into feeling after having an abortion does cause psychological trauma that manifests itself in severe depression, resulting in attempted suicide, but I agree that number sounds high.
Perhaps other factors are involved, such as the women referred to were victims of rape or incest, or were rejected by lovers or family members when the pregnancy was disclosed, contributing additional stress? Our Task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures, the whole of nature, and its beauty.
Albert Einstein
Hans Küng: "There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions." |