In David A. Grimes’ article, “Abortion Denied: Consequences for Mother and Child”, Grimes’ presents information on how the denial of an abortion in the case of unwanted pregnancy effects both the mother and child. This article reveals that children that are the result of an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy have a higher risk of psychiatric hospitalization, delinquency, and criminal activity than children that were wanted by their mothers. Unwanted pregnancies hold negative impacts on mothers as well. Woman that experience an unplanned pregnancy are prone to mental illnesses and stress in addition to harboring long-term resentment towards their unwanted child. Many women also find it unacceptable to relinquish their child to the foster care
