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New study published in the peer-reviewed journal Public Health has found that abortion can impact relationships for both women and men.
'Forced Abortion in America' documents many cases of violence in which pregnant girls, teens and women were threatened, assaulted or killed for refusing to abort. Homicide has been found to be the leading cause of death among pregnant women in US.
Huge German study substantiates the link between abortion and an increased risk of premature births. Woman with one prior abortion, very pre-term birth risk is boosted by 30%, while more than one prior abortion the risk increases by 90%.
Study shows that women who have aborted are at a higher risk for a variety of mental health problems including anxiety, mood, and substance abuse disorders.
A second study in New Zealand finds increase in risk of mental disorders associated with abortion. It found that women who had had abortions had rates of mental disorder that were about 30% higher.
Covers the state of play of adoption from local authority care in the UK and research into the factors influencing placement outcomes.
Men whose mothers worked were likely to have first intercourse at a younger age than others, whereas those raised by both parents were likely to delay sexual initiation and to have fewer partners during their lifetime.
Largest detailed bibliography of literature related to abortion's effects on women, men, their children and society.
From the 1980s to the 1990s the difference in rates of teenage pregnancy between more affluent and more deprived areas widened.
The quality of parent-child communications about sex and sexuality appears to be a strong determinant of adolescents' sexual behavior.
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