Post-Abortion Trauma
“About 1 in 3 American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches age 45”
-
Guttmacher Institute
"93% of women regret their abortion” - David C. Reardon, Aborted Women: Silent No More
Symptoms of Post-Abortion Trauma reported
by
Rachel’s Vineyard:
●Bouts
of crying
●Depression
●Guilt
●Inability
to forgive yourself
●Intense
grief / sadness
●Anger
/ rage
●Emotional
numbness
●Sexual
problems or promiscuity
●Eating
disorders
●Lowered
self esteem
●Drug
and alcohol abuse
●Nightmares
and sleep disturbances
●Suicidal
urges
●Difficulty
with relationships
●Anxiety
and panic attacks
●Flashbacks
●Multiple
Abortions
●Pattern
of repeat crisis pregnancy
●Discomfort
around babies or pregnant women
●Fear / ambivalence of pregnancy
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