Реферат: Untitled Essay Research Paper Abortion Life

stake in what value system is adopted towards its weak, aged, cripple, it’s helpless intra-uterine members; a vital stake

in who chooses life or death. As some of you may know, in 1969, the abortion laws were changed in Canada, so that it

became legal for a doctor to perform an abortion if a committee of 3 other doctors in an eccredited hospital deemed

that continuation of the pregnancy constituted a severe threat to the life and health, mental or physical of the women.

Threat to health was not defined and so it is variously interpreted to mean very real medical disease to anything that

interferes with even social or economic well being, so that any unwanted or unplanned pregnancy thus qualifies. What

really is the truth about the lasting effect of an unwanted pregnancy on the psyche of a womem? Of course there is a

difference of opinion among psychiatrists, but if unbiased, prospective studies are examined certain facts become

obvious. (1) The health of women who are mentally ill before they become pregnant, is not improved by an abortion. In

fact in 1970 an official statement of the World Health Organization said, “Serious mental disorders arise more often in

women previous mental problems. Thus the very women for whom legal abortion is considered justified on psychiatric

grounds, are the ones who have the highest risk of post-abortion psychiatric disorders. (2) Most women who are

mentally healthy before unwanted pregnancy, despite a temporary emotional upset during the early weeks for the

pregnancy, are mentally healthy after the pregnancy whether they were aborted or carried through to term. Do we

accept killing a human being because of a temporary, emotional upset? All obstetricians and gynaecologists know of

many cases where the mother, be her single or married, has spoken of abortion early in the pregnancy and later on, has

confessed her gratitude to those who have not performed the abortion. On the other hand, we have all seen women

what have been troubled, consumed with guilt and development significant psychiatric problems following and because

of abortion. I quote Ft. John L. Grady, Medical Examiner for Florida State Attorney’s Office, “I believe it can be stated

with certainty that abortion causes more deep-seated guilt, depression and mental illness than it ever cures”. We used to

hear a lot about the risk of suicide among those who threatened such action if their request for abortion was refused.

How real is that risk – it is not – in fact, the suicide rate among pregnant women be they happy of unhappy about the

pregnancy, is 1/4 of the rate among non-pregnant women in child-bearing years. An accurate 10 year study was done

in England on unwed mothers who requested abortions and were refused. It was found that the suicide rate of this

group was less than that average population. In Minnesota in a 15 year period, there were only 14 maternal suicides. 11

occurred after delivery. None were illegitimately pregnant. All were psychotic. In contrast, among the first 8 deaths of

women aborted under the liberal law in the United Kingdon, 2 were from suicide directly following the abortion. Are

there any medical indications for abortion?? Is it valid for a doctor to co-operate in the choice for abortion? The late

Dr. Guttmacher, one of the world leaders of the pro-abortion movement, has stated: “Almost any women can be