Annual abortion rate: 80,000-90,000 - baby not surveyed

Abortion linked to mental problems
By Julie Robotham Medical Editor
January 3, 2006
Edith Weisberg, the research director of FPA Health, formerly Family Planning NSW, said the research was disturbing and important, but it also had limitations. Some women might not have mentioned their abortions, the effects might be different for older women, and the study had not explored why the women had terminated their pregnancies or their attitudes to abortion, she said. "The reason they had the abortion may be more of a problem than the abortion itself," she said.

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