Restricting access to abortion likely to lead to mental health harms ...

People who are denied abortions are more likely to experience higher levels of anxiety, lower life satisfaction and lower self-esteem.

Does Being Denied an Abortion Harm Mental Health?

Wade, the American Psychological Association reaffirmed its opinion that restricting abortion was “likely to lead to mental health harms,” a ...

Abortion Bans' Impact on Mental Health | Johns Hopkins

New research shows symptoms of depression and anxiety ticked up in states that enacted trigger laws after Dobbs.

Mental Health Implications of Abortion Restrictions for Historically ...

To begin with, abortion does not lead to mental health harm — a fact that has been established by data and recognized by the National Academies ...

How Abortion Bans Harm Mental Health - Psychiatric Times

Lack of abortion access fuels mental illness by exacerbating stress, poverty, and domestic violence. Mental illness is one of the most common ...

The impact of abortion restrictions on American mental health

Results indicate that the institution of abortion restrictions led to significantly increased reports of anxiety [0.0069; 95% confidence ...

The Relationship Between Access to Abortion and Mental Health in ...

Background It has often been suggested that restricting access to legal abortion could have a negative impact on the mental health of women ...

Mental health experts fear abortion restrictions will harm ...

“We know that women who are denied abortion are more likely to experience pregnancy complications, including eclampsia and death,” said ...

Abortion bans cause outsized harm for people of color

While having an abortion does not increase the risk for mental health problems, being denied one does, and women who seek abortions may ...

Living in an abortion ban state is bad for mental health - Vox

Worsened anxiety and depression is a predictable (and costly) effect of abortion bans.

The Mental Health Impact of Abortion Restrictions - Psychiatry Advisor

Experts anticipate a myriad of mental health ramifications stemming from the loss of abortion access and the associated economic ...

Mental Distress Among Female Individuals of Reproductive Age and ...

The American Psychological Association expressed alarm that eliminating the constitutional right to abortion would harm women's mental health ...

State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health ...

Their paper says that abortion restrictions have had “broad negative implications for the mental health of people living in the US, particularly ...

Abortion Restrictions Hurt Women's Mental Health | TIME

According to a new study published in JAMA, simply living in a state that limits access to abortion is linked to worsened symptoms of anxiety and depression in ...

Turnaway Study: Mental health outcomes - ANSIRH

The idea that abortion causes mental health harm is used to defend laws that restrict women's access to abortion.1-3. While rigorous reviews of the ...

Loss of abortion rights linked to 10% increase in mental distress for ...

“Our study suggests that mental health outcomes associated with restricting abortion access may extend broadly, beyond female individuals who ...

How will restricting access to abortion impact mental health?

“Intentionally ending the life of an unborn child leads to much guilt and regret for a woman, triggering symptoms of anxiety, depression, ...

The Turnaway Study | ANSIRH

For example, women who have an abortion are not more likely than those denied the procedure to have depression, anxiety, or suicidal ideation. We find that 95% ...

The association between reproductive rights and access to abortion ...

State-level measures of reproductive rights and abortion access are associated with frequent mental health distress among women in the US.

Limiting Access to Women's Rights to Healthcare Detrimental to ...

Given that nearly half of all pregnancies in this country are unintended, restricting access to safe, legal abortion will likely contribute to a serious mental ...