Research on adolescents who had an abortion shows that
A) in the short run and over time the rate of post abortion emotional distress is low and ends to decline over time
B) most adolescents who had an abortion suffer great emotional distress later in life
C) the public health literature contains many references to a post abortion epidemic of mental illness among the one million women a year who have had abortions
D) the adolescents who kept their babies and did not give them, up for adoption fared the best

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Research indicates that the rate of post-abortion emotional distress in adolescents is generally low and tends to decrease over time. Contrary to some beliefs, the majority of adolescents who have abortions do not suffer from significant long-term emotional distress.

Research on Adolescents Who Had an Abortion Shows That