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debate among the psychological community as studies vary greatly in consistency and are often commissioned by Pro-Life parties. In addition to PAS, the Pro-Life community is also touting the findings of Dr. Phillip Ney, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Christ Church, New Zealand. Dr. Ney has published a report claiming that abortion is a form of child abuse in that viewing the pregnancy as "disposable" all children are "disposable" and therefore women who abort are prone to physically abuse other children. Dr. Ney has also implied that children born to the woman (either prior to or following an abortion) suffer from Survivor Syndrome. These statements have never been confirmed by other studies nor are they accepted as true by the majority of the medical and mental health communities.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, the Pro-Choice party claims that PAS does not exist and that most women feel happiness and relief following an abortion. With such conflicting information on the subject, it is almost impossible to find the truth. With this in mind I have conducted my own informal survey. My "survey" consists of three women who had at least one abortion.

Samantha* is a thirty-year-old married mother of two children. She is a stay-at-home-mom with no college education. At the date of this article, it has been four years since her abortion. Jane* is a thirty-four-year-widow. She works full time while raising her thirteen-year-old son. Jane is currently attending college. At the date of this article, it has been eighteen years since her last abortion. Jane had two abortions at the age of sixteen. Anne* is a twenty-six-year-old single mother. She works full time while raising her eighteen-month old-daughter. At the date of this article, it has been eight years since her last abortion. Anne has had two abortions by the age of eighteen.

Samantha is the only participant who was married and had children at the time of her abortion. Both Jane and Anne went on to have healthy and normal pregnancies and healthy children. None of the women are abusive or have been accused of abusing their children. In fact, by many they are thought to be very competent and loving mothers. None of the women suffer from nightmares. Only Jane is on anti-depressant medication for work related stress. None of their children know of the abortions, therefore, they do not suffer from Survivor Syndrome and likely never will. Only Samantha suffers from sexual dysfunction, from a medical

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