Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Insert infamous Amanda Marcotte quote here*
Well, well, well. It looks like reality still has a liberal bias:
A new two-year study by the American Psychological Association (APA) finds that women “who choose to abort an unwanted pregnancy may experience feelings of grief and loss, but there is no evidence that a single abortion causes significant mental health problems.” From the APA’s press release:
“The best scientific evidence published indicates that among adult women who have an unplanned pregnancy, the relative risk of mental health problems is no greater if they have a single elective first-trimester abortion or deliver that pregnancy,” said Brenda Major, PhD, chair of the task force. “The evidence regarding the relative mental health risks associated with multiple abortions is more uncertain.”
Naturally, the fetus fetishists are up in arms over the decision. Lifesitenews.com, one of the sites that was enthusiastically pimping the Massive Poll™®© conducted by astroturf company KLR Vu, even goes so far as to make the laughable claim that the APA violated its own ethics standard. But then, what do you expect from a group that had previously written off the APA as a tool of the Homosexual Agenda™©® when the APA rescinded its previous ruling that homosexuality is a mental disorder?
Ah, the things confirmation bias will do to you.
