{"id":4963,"date":"2008-03-16T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2008-03-16T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/03\/royal-college-warns-abortions.html"},"modified":"2008-03-16T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2008-03-16T10:00:45","slug":"royal-college-warns-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/03\/royal-college-warns-abortions.html","title":{"rendered":"Royal college warns abortions can lead to mental illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/health\/article3559486.ece\">Absolutely amazing<\/a>! You would never see this type of statement in America:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Women may be at risk of mental health breakdowns if they have abortions, a medical royal college has warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists says women should not be allowed to have an abortion until they are counselled on the possible risk to their mental health.<br \/>\nThis overturns the consensus that has stood for decades that the risk to mental health of continuing with an unwanted pregnancy outweighs the risks of living with the possible regrets of having an abortion.<br \/>\nMPs will shortly vote on a proposal to reduce the upper time limit for abortions \u201cfor social reasons\u201d from 24 weeks to 20 weeks, a move not backed by the government. A Sunday Times poll today shows 59% of women would support such a reduction, with only 28% backing the status quo. Taken together, just under half (48%) of men and women want a reduction to 20 weeks, while 35% want to retain 24 weeks.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nDr Peter Saunders, general secretary of the Christian Medical Fellowship, said: \u201cHow can a doctor now justify an abortion [on mental health grounds] if psychiatrists are questioning whether there is any clear evidence that continuing with the pregnancy leads to mental health problems.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely amazing! You would never see this type of statement in America: Women may be at risk of mental health breakdowns if they have abortions, a medical royal college has warned. 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