Saturday, August 12, 2006

New Study: Pregnant Teenagers Better Adjusted When They Carry to Term

Nobody is happy about unmarried teenagers having babies. But the constant argument from the left is that pregnant teenagers desperately need abortion to keep them from the many deep traumas that neccesarily come with having a baby.

But that constant argument experienced quite a slap in the face this summer when a new study was published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. That study revealed that adolescent girls who have their babies aborted are 5 times more likely to go look for psychological and emotional help than those who keep their baby. 5 times!

The study, led by Dr. Priscilla Coleman, a research psychologist from Bowling Green State University, also found that teenagers who have abortions were over 3 times more likely to report subsequent trouble sleeping, and 9 times more likely to report subsequent use of marijuana.

The abstract of the journal article is here but you can read more of this story's details at LifeNews over here.