u. so a new study reports that having an abortion may be less harmful to a woman s mental health thap having a baby. the researchers tracked thousands of women and found that women who gave birth sought psychiatric treatment more than women who had abortions. the women who had abortions sought treatment more overall. what does this mean? for the researchers, it s fresh ammo to refute wisdom that abortions harm women s minds, meaning that it was done to prove an ideological point which is pointless. it relies on women who seek helt to tell the doctor they had an abortion. i reckon a lot of women keep that to themselves. as for the moms, they may be seeking help for reasons other than a screaming poop machine, like a husband. the fact is, the absence of stress is less traumatic short