Spring Holidays and Reproductive Rights: Unexpected Connections While April brings holidays focused on renewal and reflection, abortion clinics face a stark reality: reproductive rights are under unprecedented attack. As many celebrate Easter, Passover, and Earth Day this month, we examine the often-overlooked ties between these traditions and the fight for bodily autonomy—plus how clinics…
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Abortion & Mental Health: How Abortion Access Improves Mental Quality
Abortion & mental health Abortion & Mental Health: Exploring the Connection The decision to have an abortion is deeply personal and can have profound effects on one’s life. The relationship between abortion and mental health is vital in any discussion about it. Research has shown that access to abortion services does not affect mental health,…
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How Anti-Choice Tactics Create Abortion Trauma
How Anti-Choice Tactics Create Abortion Trauma Spend enough time outside your local abortion clinic, and you’ll see them: protesters, most of them men, holding signs of supposedly aborted fetuses. They plead with women to not abort their “babies.” They offer the laughable support of baby clothes, but never offer real financial assistance or express a…
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Even More Evidence That Abortion Doesn’t Undermine Mental Health
Yet another study has demonstrated that abortion doesn’t harm women’s mental health. Women who can’t get abortions, however, do suffer mental health issues. State legislatures continue to claim otherwise. Some have even forced doctors to lie to women about abortion’s effects. To learn about the study, read our Daily Kos post here Even More Evidence…
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How the Trump Election is Undermining Mental Health
Donald Trump’s election send progressives across the country into a state of shock. A Trump presidency is more than just a devastating loss. It puts lives in danger. Research shows that his win is already undermining the national mental health. And because Trump and his ilk care little for public health, they’ll likely gut mental…
