Abortion:
The Effects from Physical and Emotional Pain
Stefani Vazques
Northcentral Technical College
Imagine yourself pregnant, you’re about to have a baby. Congratulations, you’re now in denial. You can’t possibly be pregnant; you took all the precautions not to be. How can this have happened to you? Now imagine that you finish four years of university, recently broke up with your boyfriend, you’re now living on your friend’s couch, finally getting your dream job, and now you’re pregnant. There go all your dreams down the drain. You think to yourself about the pros and the cons for getting an abortion the next few weeks, and then decides to go to the Planned Parenthood to get an abortion. Wait, hold the phone!? Why are …show more content…
But emotional side effects are just as important as the physical side effects too. Each woman reacts differently emotional, after an abortion. Per American Pregnancy Association (2016), most women have the potential to feel depression, suicide, regret, anger, eating disorders, etc., just to name a few. If you are feeling any of these symptoms, please go see a trained professional, or talk to someone about how you’re feeling. You can’t those feelings bottled up because sooner or later you’ll eventually explode and end up hurting yourself …show more content…
What is a waiting period? Waiting period means how many hours a woman must wait after she sees the doctor, before she goes for an abortion. Waiting periods are different in every state. According Klick (2006), “My results suggest that waiting periods do improve mental health among females as evidenced by a statistically and practically significant drop in the suicide rate when states adopt waiting periods” (p.185). In addition to Klick he describes in the following quote (2006) “Both sides in the debate about how waiting periods affect the welfare of women make empirical claims about the relationship between abortion and mental health. Supporters of mandatory delays suggest that women who make rash, irreversible decisions about their pregnancies often regret those decisions”
The Effects from Physical and Emotional Pain
Stefani Vazques
Northcentral Technical College
Imagine yourself pregnant, you’re about to have a baby. Congratulations, you’re now in denial. You can’t possibly be pregnant; you took all the precautions not to be. How can this have happened to you? Now imagine that you finish four years of university, recently broke up with your boyfriend, you’re now living on your friend’s couch, finally getting your dream job, and now you’re pregnant. There go all your dreams down the drain. You think to yourself about the pros and the cons for getting an abortion the next few weeks, and then decides to go to the Planned Parenthood to get an abortion. Wait, hold the phone!? Why are …show more content…
But emotional side effects are just as important as the physical side effects too. Each woman reacts differently emotional, after an abortion. Per American Pregnancy Association (2016), most women have the potential to feel depression, suicide, regret, anger, eating disorders, etc., just to name a few. If you are feeling any of these symptoms, please go see a trained professional, or talk to someone about how you’re feeling. You can’t those feelings bottled up because sooner or later you’ll eventually explode and end up hurting yourself …show more content…
What is a waiting period? Waiting period means how many hours a woman must wait after she sees the doctor, before she goes for an abortion. Waiting periods are different in every state. According Klick (2006), “My results suggest that waiting periods do improve mental health among females as evidenced by a statistically and practically significant drop in the suicide rate when states adopt waiting periods” (p.185). In addition to Klick he describes in the following quote (2006) “Both sides in the debate about how waiting periods affect the welfare of women make empirical claims about the relationship between abortion and mental health. Supporters of mandatory delays suggest that women who make rash, irreversible decisions about their pregnancies often regret those decisions”