Choice and Consequences

The CMA supports your right to know about post-abortion trauma. Abortion may cause psychological effects including depression, anxiety, suicidal behaviors and substance abuse. 42% of women who’ve had abortions have experienced major depression within the last four years. Women who have abortions were twice as likely to drink alcohol at dangerous levels and three times as likely to become addicted to illegal drugs. To find out more about post- abortion effects and how to get help, the CMA has created this video to raise awareness about choice and consequences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz3vp6-Nc4A

Choice and Consequences
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This brief video discusses some of the consequences of choosing abortion on the mother, as narrated by someone who experienced those consequences.

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