Abortion is very widely practiced in the UK, but they are at least honest (some of them) about the increased breast cancer risk.
Now this, from their psychiatric professional association.
Royal college warns abortions can lead to mental illness - Times Online
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.
This 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.
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists recommends updating abortion information leaflets to include details of the risks of depression. “Consent cannot be informed without the provision of adequate and appropriate information,” it says.
Go here for the text of their nuanced statement:
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