Having an abortion does not lead to depression

A study of nearly 400,000 women is the first to explore the risk of antidepressant use around an abortion as a proxy for depression

• University of Maryland
• EurekAlert!

Having an abortion does not increase a woman’s risk for depression, according to a new study of nearly 400,000 women published today in JAMA Psychiatry.

While previous research has found abortion does not harm women’s mental health, studies claiming that it does continue to be published and state policies that restrict access to abortion in the…

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