Women's Health After Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence [Paperback]

Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy (Author), Ian Gentles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

Women's Health after Abortion is a comprehensive report of the research on the physical and psychological impact of induced abortion on women.

This book is essential reading for medical professionals, counselors, researchers, and for anyone interested in women's health. It provides crucial information for women wanting to make a truly informed choice.

Women's Health after Abortion examines the ethical and legal obligations of doctors to tell women about the risks associated with induced abortion.

Controversy over abortion often obscures the results of significant research, such as the connection between induced abortion and breast cancer. Women's Health after Abortion examines problems with how post-abortion research is conducted and raises questions about important findings that have been overlooked or set aside. With this book the full spectrum of international research is now publicly accessible.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"... a clear and thoughtful analysis and summary of the recent medical evidence... an indispensable basis for a truly informed choice." -- Nancy F. Olivieri,Professor of Paediatrics and Medicine, University of Toronto

"... a compelling account...they write with a humanity and clarity that makes their conclusions readily accessible to the general reader." -- Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Eleonore Raoul Professor of the Humanities at Emory University

"...this well-researched book is very timely....should be read by all professionals concerned with women's health." -- Heather Morris, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto

About the Author

Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy is a psychometrist and school consultant in Alberta. She has researched and co-authored a number of previous deVeber Institute publications, as well as several articles in academic journals.

Ian Gentles is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Research Director of the deVeber Institute for Bioethics, and Professor of History at York University's Glendon College in Toronto. The author of many books and articles, he also teaches a seminar on human population.

Product Details

• Paperback: 333 pages
• Publisher: The deVeber Institute (April 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0920453228
• ISBN-13: 978-0920453223
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,943,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the most comprehensive book on subject, but, January 19, 2009

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This review is from: Women's Health After Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence (Paperback)

The most comprehensive book on subject.Not enough on behavioral outcomes after abortion.Best book about mental outcomes of abortion is "Deeply Damaged" by Philip G. Ney M.D.& M.A. Peeters-Ney M.D.