Tue Jul 11, 2023 – 4:13 pm EDTTue Jul 11, 2023 – 4:14 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A recently published peer-reviewed study shows that women who end their first pregnancy through abortion use mental health services at significantly higher rates than women who had a live birth.
The women who gave birth to their first children actually used mental health services at a higher rate prior to their pregnancy than those whose first child was killed through abortion, suggesting that the abortion itself increases mental health issues.
A team of Charlotte Lozier Institute experts uncovered the findings by analyzing Medicaid claims data for over 4,800 women over a 17-year period in states where all claims for the period were submitted.
“By doing so, the team avoided the limitations of surveys that rely on self-reporting, such as low participation, loss to follow-up, and recall bias,” Charlotte Lozier Institute noted.
The researchers found that compared to women who gave birth to their first child, women who had their first child killed in abortion increased their use of mental health services in three categories:
Outpatient visits – 3.4x more likely to increase. Inpatient hospital admissions – 5.7x more
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