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<blockquote data-quote="JlEazy" data-source="post: 3272738" data-attributes="member: 147327">Depends upon the methodology of the paper in question and what they&#039;ve categorized as &#039;emotional attachment.&#039; That particular sentence was uncited, but I believe it&#039;s a reference to the APA paper which states:&quot;Women who are terminating pregnancies that are wanted and personally meaningful, who lack support from their partner or parents for the abortion, or who have more conflicting feelings or are less sure of their decision before hand may be a relatively higher risk for negative consequences.&quot; Full paper available here: http://155.97.32.9/~bbenham/Phil%207570%20Website/aAdler1990.pdfThe passage about personal attachment reads as follows: &quot;Major et al. found that among 247 first-trimester abortion patients, women who described their pregnancies as &quot;highly meaningful&quot; compared to those who found their pregnancy to be less meaningful reported more physical complaints immediately after the abortion and anticipated more negative consequences.&quot;Although interesting data, I don&#039;t think it can be used to speak to whether or not women are generally psychologically harmed by abortions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JlEazy, post: 3272738, member: 147327"] Depends upon the methodology of the paper in question and what they've categorized as 'emotional attachment.' That particular sentence was uncited, but I believe it's a reference to the APA paper which states: "Women who are terminating pregnancies that are wanted and personally meaningful, who lack support from their partner or parents for the abortion, or who have more conflicting feelings or are less sure of their decision before hand may be a relatively higher risk for negative consequences." Full paper available here: http://155.97.32.9/~bbenham/Phil%207570%20Website/aAdler1990.pdf The passage about personal attachment reads as follows: "Major et al. found that among 247 first-trimester abortion patients, women who described their pregnancies as "highly meaningful" compared to those who found their pregnancy to be less meaningful reported more physical complaints immediately after the abortion and anticipated more negative consequences." Although interesting data, I don't think it can be used to speak to whether or not women are generally psychologically harmed by abortions. [/QUOTE]

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