Most Studies Find Abortion Linked to Mental

A new medical review of 22 studies regarding abortion and mental health, published by Britain’s Royal College of Psychiatrists, reveals that abortion a consistently associated with higher rates of mental health problems. An expert in the field, Dr. David Reardon, director of the Elliot Institute, explains the key findings of the study, explains how to interpret the odds ratios and confidence intervals shown in the tables, and discusses why the APA Task Force on Abortion and Mental Health skirted the evidence using a very nuanced statement about the APA’s own findings (begins at the 10 minute mark.) Source: Coleman PK. Abortion and mental health: quantitative synthesis and analysis of research published 1995--2009. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2011) 199, 180--186. Learn more at and