Abortion's Devastating Impact On Teens

Think we don't need parental notification for kids considering, being manipulated or coerced into abortion.  Check out this Teen Abortion Risks Fact Sheet from Abortion Is The Unchoice. Here are just a few facts.  See the above link for more.

Teenagers are 6 times more likely to attempt suicide if they have had an abortion in the last six months than are teens who have not had an abortion.

• Teens who abort are up to 4 times more likely to commit suicide than adults who abort, and a history of abortion is likely to be associated with adolescent suicidal thinking.

• Overall suicide rates are 6-7 times higher among women who abort.

• Teens who abort are more likely to develop psychological problems, and are nearly three times more likely to be admitted to mental health hospitals than teens in general.

• About 40% of teen abortions take place with no parental involvement, leaving parents in the dark about subsequent emotional or physical problems.

• Teens risk further injury or death because they are unlikely to inform parents of any physical complications.

Some examples of teens who died from complications or suicide after they had abortions without telling their parents:

Holly Patterson, California, died at age 18 Erica Richardson, Maryland, died at age 16

Dawn Ravanell, New York, died at age 13 Tamia Russell, Detroit, died at age 15

Sandra Kaiser, St. Louis, died at age 14 of suicide

Sandra died 3 weeks after her half-sister took her for an abortion without telling Sandra’s mother, who could have warned doctors about Sandra’s history of psychological problems that put her at risk for more problems after abortion.

• Teens are 5 times more likely to seek subsequent help for psychological and emotional problems compared to their peers who carry “unwanted pregnancies” to term.

• Teens are 3 times more likely to report subsequent trouble sleeping, and nine times more likely to report subsequent marijuana use after abortion.

• Among studies comparing abortion vs. carrying to term, worse outcomes are associated with abortion, even when the pregnancy is unplanned.

• 65% higher risk of clinical depression among women who abort.

• 65% experienced multiple symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among women who abort.

• 64% of women who had undergone an abortion reported that they felt pressured by others to abort.