Another Straw Man Down

Any one who has dealt with anti-choice zealots knows they will say and do anything to stop a woman from exercising her right to terminate pregnancies. This includes the use of a number of number of pseudoscientific studies that supposedly justify what is essentially their narrow religious viewpoints with facts and the scientific method.  Today, one more scientific study has shown yet another religious right talking point on abortion supposedly backed by scientific study is just that, a talking point, with no basis in fact.  It’s time for women’s rights advocates to get this information out so we reframe this in terms of science and not patriarchal religious tomes.

Abortion not seen linked with depression

Review of studies found no evidence of emotional harm after procedure

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