Post Abortion Syndrome - Effects and Symptoms

For decades, pro-abortion advocates have argued that abortion is safe, and that the procedure will cleanly deal with the problem of a crisis pregnancy. But more and more emotional symptoms are experienced by many post-abortive women-conditions which are not healed by standard methods and remain problematic until the abortion trauma is properly addressed.

The Effects of Abortion Starts before the Abortion

The ideal label of abortion advocate for decades has been “pro choice.” There is something extremely ironic about the notion of pro-choice and the personal liberty of women, and that’s the fact that 80% of women who choose abortion are in under pressure, coerced by fear under heavy social pressure from friends, family, boyfriends, and work. In other words, most women chose abortion because they feel they have no other choice.

The Emotional After Effects of an Abortion

When acting from an emotional crisis triggered by outside pressures, it’s understandable why a host of negative emotional side effects often follow an abortion procedure. They occur so commonly that some practitioners are calling it Post Abortion Syndrome, with symptoms including:

• Social and relational breakdown
• Sexual dysfunction
• Loss of self-esteem
• Nightmares
• Anxiety attacks
• Guilt and remorse
• Inability to enjoy previously enjoyable activities
• Drug abuse
• Alcohol abuse
• Depression
• Suicide

All in all, Post Abortive Women’s are 8 times more likely to visit a psychiatrist than women who deliver their babies.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the symptoms of Post Abortion Syndrome, help is available from caring groups like YourOptions.com, who will help you address the root causes of your distress. Please don’t suffer in secret.