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:Here is the [http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/currentissues/mentalhealthandabortion.aspx full Royal College of Psychiatrists]
:Here is the [http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/currentissues/mentalhealthandabortion.aspx full Royal College of Psychiatrists]
*[http://www.earnedmedia.org/tjf0814.htm US Supreme Court is Right: "Abortion Does Cause Severe Depression and Loss of Esteem" Say 100 American Scientists, Medical and Mental Health Professionals]

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  • The APA Task Force Report dismisses a large body of evidence demonstrating a link between abortion and mental health problems. And in the end it is left with only one study which it deems to be definitive in demonstrating no higher mental health risks associated with abortion. That study Gilchrist has a number of flaws described here
  • What the headline's avoid saying, "APA finds more than one abortion is threat to women's mental health"
  • On March 14, 2008, the British Royal Academy of Psychiatrists recognized the need to screen for risk factors associated with mental health problems associated with abortion, stating:
“Healthcare professionals who assess or refer women who are requesting an abortion should assess for mental disorder and for risk factors that may be associated with its subsequent development. If a mental disorder or risk factors are identified, there should be a clearly identified care pathway whereby the mental health needs of the woman and her significant others may be met."
Here is the full Royal College of Psychiatrists