女性多次墮胎易致心理疾病

Women who have abortions are at risk of severe mental health problems, according to a study.

據英國《每日郵報》9月1 日報道，一項研究表明，女性多次墮胎容易誘發嚴重的心理疾病。

The research found that those who undergo abortion face nearly double the risk of mental health difficulties compared with others and that one in ten of all mental health problems was a result of abortion.

該研究發現，經歷過墮胎的婦女罹患心理疾病的風險是正常人的兩倍，而其中有十分之一的心理疾病是由墮胎所致。

The study comes with the endorsement of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which published the research by American academic Priscilla Coleman in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

該研究是由美國學者普里西拉 科爾曼發表在《英國精神病學雜誌》上，得到了英國皇家精神科醫學院的認可。

Professor Coleman's study was based on an analysis of 22 separate projects which together analysed the experiences of 877,000 women, of whom 163,831 had had an abortion.

科爾曼教授的研究基於22項涉及對877，000個婦女的經歷的分析，其中有163，831人有過墮胎經歷。

Overall, the results revealed that women who had undergone an abortion experienced an 81 percent increased risk of mental health problems, and nearly 10 percent of the incidence of mental health problems were shown to be directly attributable to abortion.

總體來看，研究顯示，有墮胎經歷的婦女患心理疾病機率增加81%，而有將近10％的心理疾病是由墮胎引起的。

The study said that abortion was linked with a 34 percent greater chance of anxiety disorders, and 37 percent higher possibility of depression, a more than double risk of alcohol abuse , a three times greater risk of cannabis use , – and 155 per cent greater risk of trying to commit suicide.

研究還表明，墮胎可使患焦慮症的機率增加34%，患上抑鬱症的機率增加37%，酗酒機率翻倍，吸食大麻的可能性翻兩番，自殺的可能性高出155%。

Professor Coleman added: "There are in fact some real risks associated with abortion that should be shared with women as they are counselled prior to an abortion."

科爾曼教授說：“事實上，墮胎確實有一些實際的風險，這些在婦女們被勸告去墮胎之前就應告知。”