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Children Born to Women Denied Abortion

Family Planning PerspectivesPublished 1 July 1975
Z Dytrych, Zdeněk Matějček, V. Schüller, Henry P. David, Herbert L. Friedman
Citations43

TL;DR

'Compulsory childbearing has varied and sometimes unfavorable consequences for the subsequent life of the child....

Abstract

'Compulsory childbearing has varied and sometimes unfavorable consequences for the subsequent life of the child.... The higher incidence of illness and hospitalization..., slightly poorer school marks and performance, somewhat worse integrationin the peer group--all point to a higher risk situation for the (unwanted) child and the family, as well as for society.... Boys born from unwanted pregnancies are more endangered in the development of their personalities than girls'.

Keywords

Medicine