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Summary: American Women
Experience More Negative Effects of Abortion
A recent study that was conducted on American and Russian women
found that American women were more negatively influenced by their
abortion experiences than Russian women.
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In this study reported by Med Sci Monit, data was
collected using the Institute for Pregnancy Loss Questionnaire and
the Traumatic Stress Institute’s Belief Scale which was administered
at health care facilities to 548 women (331 Russian and 217
American) who had experienced one or more abortions, but no other
pregnancy losses. Overall, the findings indicated that American
women were more negatively influenced by their abortion experiences
than Russian women. American women were considerably more likely to
have experienced childhood and adult traumatic experiences than
Russian women. Predictors of positive and negative outcomes
associated with abortion differed across the two cultures.1
1Induced Abortion and
Traumatic Stress: A Preliminary Comparison of American and Russian
Women, Med Sci Monit, 2004, p. 5.
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