Women Exploited By Abortion

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Women Exploited By Abortion (WEBA) was a United States anti-abortion organization founded by Nancy Jo Mann in 1982 for women who regretted having an abortion.^[1]^[2]^[3] In 1985, David Reardon surveyed 250 women from this organization and wrongly concluded that abortion caused mental health issues.^[3]

References

↑ Diamond, Sara (1989). Spiritual Warfare: The Politics of the Christian Right. South End Press. ISBN 978-0-89608-361-5.
↑ Brozan, Nadine (1985-05-06). "ABORTION RIGHTS: NEW TACTICS". New York Times .
1 2 Bazelon, Emily (2007-01-21). "Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?". New York Times Magazine . In 1985, Reardon started a social-science fight over the effects of abortion. He surveyed members of a group called Women Exploited by Abortion (since disbanded), which defined itself as a "refuge" for "post-abortive women." Reardon distributed a survey to about 250 WEBA members and found high rates of nervous breakdowns, substance abuse and suicide attempts. He presented this as proof of a national link between abortion and these conditions. ... the American Psychological Association appointed a panel to review the relevant medical literature. It dismissed research like Reardon's, instead concluding that "well-designed studies" showed 76 percent of women reporting feelings of relief after abortion and 17 percent reporting guilt.

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[:0-1] Diamond, Sara (1989). Spiritual Warfare: The Politics of the Christian Right. South End Press. ISBN 978-0-89608-361-5.

[NYT_1985-05-06-2] Brozan, Nadine (1985-05-06). "ABORTION RIGHTS: NEW TACTICS". New York Times .

[NYTM_2007-01-21-3] 1 2 Bazelon, Emily (2007-01-21). "Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?". New York Times Magazine . In 1985, Reardon started a social-science fight over the effects of abortion. He surveyed members of a group called Women Exploited by Abortion (since disbanded), which defined itself as a "refuge" for "post-abortive women." Reardon distributed a survey to about 250 WEBA members and found high rates of nervous breakdowns, substance abuse and suicide attempts. He presented this as proof of a national link between abortion and these conditions. ... the American Psychological Association appointed a panel to review the relevant medical literature. It dismissed research like Reardon's, instead concluding that "well-designed studies" showed 76 percent of women reporting feelings of relief after abortion and 17 percent reporting guilt.

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