Burnell G M, Norfleet M A
J Psychol. 1987 Jan;121(1):71-6. doi: 10.1080/00223980.1987.9712645.
The legalization of abortion in many states has allowed an alternative for women with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies who do not wish to deliver and raise their children or to place them for adoption. Of 158 women asked to recall their responses to the experience, 21% reported psychosocial satisfaction at the time of abortion, and 45% reported satisfaction several months later; over half reported an improved outlook on life, and nearly half found abortion preferable to other alternatives for future unplanned pregnancies. It may prove important to make counseling or therapy available to about 10% of women who report negative responses (guilt and confusion) to the abortion.
许多州堕胎合法化，为那些意外怀孕或不想生育、抚养孩子或安排领养孩子的女性提供了一种选择。在158名被要求回忆她们对堕胎经历反应的女性中，21%的人表示堕胎时在心理社会方面感到满意，45%的人表示几个月后感到满意；超过一半的人表示人生观有所改善，近一半的人认为堕胎比未来意外怀孕的其他选择更好。对于约10%对堕胎有负面反应（内疚和困惑）的女性提供咨询或治疗可能很重要。
