“Abortion is a traumatic stressor, capable of causing PTSD symptoms” [1].
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental condition that is triggered by a terrifying event. PTSD has many symptoms: severe anxiety, nightmares, and even flashbacks. The recommended treatment for this is either psychotherapy or medicine [2].
Oftentimes, women do not get the proper counseling before or after receiving an abortion and it affects them in many different ways. For these women the primary symptom of PTSD is reoccurring memories [3].
Women who have PTSD from undergoing abortions have flashbacks involving their preborn child [4]. They serve as a constant reminder of what they did. Eventually this takes effect on them.
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