Topic > A Look at Post-Abortion Syndrome - 842

Post-abortion syndrome can be described as the emotional and psychological consequences that follow abortion. When a person goes through a traumatic experience without the opportunity to process the experience emotionally, they are expected to have a delayed negative reaction. Abortion is a consequence of an unplanned pregnancy that is often ignored. As a result, women who have experienced abortion are advised to deny it due to social norms. They also don't talk about and process the normal feelings of anxiety, fear, shame, guilt, and grief that often follow abortion. Dadlez & Andrew (2010) explored the relationship between post-abortion syndrome and psychological factors that may occur in women. The study found that there is no psychological harm associated with the procedure. In reality, the concerns already existed and perhaps multiplied after the abortion. Abortion rates among 18- to 25-year-olds in the United States are at a record high (Wilke, 2006). Women of this age who miscarry are particularly vulnerable to PASS because they are in a critical period of their life development. Wilke defines post-abortion survivor syndrome as existential guilt, risky behaviors, sense of impending doom, and prepsychotic terror that appear to be distinct from symptoms that may arise in other types of pregnancy loss survival situations. from childhood abuse or from an experienced abortion. by the individual or the individual's partner. Women are more likely to be affected more profoundly by abortions. Furthermore, these women are also likely to be the least expressive about their doubts and pain (Wilke, 2006). Sheils and Gajowy concluded that most women appear to be extremely affected by loss... middle of paper ...ns from doctors who are unlicensed or who perform the procedure themselves (Joffe, 2013). However, a woman named Jane Roe challenged Texas state law. As a result of a two-year long trial, no state could restrict abortions during the first three months, or trimester, of pregnancy (Joffe, 2013). The once restrictive law was overturned and the ruling was in favor of pro-choice women. Pro-choice can be defined as a supporter of the right to abortion. Despite the 1973 Roe v. Wade trial, abortion clinics are still known to be battlegrounds for anti-abortion protesters and supporters. The authors' findings are related to this research because it illiterates the influence of the women's movement on abortion rights. For this reason, without the process women would not have the right to receive the producer and the post-abortion syndrome would not exist (Joffe, 2013).