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Home / Health News / 5 years after abortion, over 95% women consider it the right decision

5 years after abortion, over 95% women consider it the right decision

This debunks the idea that most women suffer emotionally from having an abortion.

By: IANS   | | Published: January 14, 2020 10:31 am
Tags: abortion hazards  Abortion pills  Time limit for abortions  
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While women did not report regretting their decision, many did struggle initially to make it. © Shutterstock

Researchers have found that even five years down the line after having an abortion, over 95 per cent of the women said it was the right decision for them. Also Read - Most women don't regret after having abortion; but remember pills do have side effects

Published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, the study found no evidence that women began to regret their decisions as years passed. Also Read - After effects of abortion you did not know about



On the contrary, the women reported that both their positive and negative feelings about the abortion diminished over time. At five years, the overwhelming majority (84 per cent) had either positive feelings, or none at all. Also Read - 'Globally 25mn unsafe abortions take place every year'

“Even if they had difficulty making the decision initially, or if they felt their community would not approve, our research shows that the overwhelming majority of women who obtain abortions continue to believe it was the right decision,” said study researcher Corinne Rocca, Associate Professor at University of California in the US.

“This debunks the idea that most women suffer emotionally from having an abortion,” Rocca added.

For the findings, the researchers analysed data from the Turnaway Study, a five-year effort to understand the health and socioeconomic consequences for nearly 1,000 women who sought abortions in 21 states around the country.

The analysis included 667 participants who had abortions at the start of the study. The women were surveyed a week after they sought care and every six months thereafter, for a total of 11 times.

While women did not report regretting their decision, many did struggle initially to make it. Just over half said the decision to terminate their pregnancy was very difficult (27 per cent) or somewhat difficult (27 pe rcent), while the rest (46 percent) said it was not difficult.

About 70 per cent also reported feeling they would be stigmatised by their communities if people knew they had sought an abortion, with 29 per cent reporting low levels and 31 percent reporting high levels of community stigma.

Those who struggled with their decisions or felt stigmatized were more likely to experience sadness, guilt and anger shortly after obtaining the abortion.

Over time, however, the number of women reporting these negative emotions declined dramatically, particularly in the first year after their abortion.

This was also true for those who initially struggled with their decision.

And relief was the most prominent emotion reported by all groups at the end of the study — just as it was at every time point in the study.

“This research goes further than previous studies, in that it follows women for longer, and was conducted on a larger sample from many different clinics throughout the US,” said Julia Steinberg from University of Maryland.

“It shows that women remain certain in their decision to get an abortion over time. These results clearly disprove claims that regret is likely after abortion,” Steinberg said.

Published : January 14, 2020 10:31 am
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