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Support After Abortion: Acknowledge abortion as pregnancy loss this month
NORTH PORT, FL–As the 36th Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month begins October 1, the research and education group Support After Abortion is urging the mental health community to recognize that pregnancy loss also includes abortion loss....
WATCH: How mental health professionals marginalize women’s after-abortion struggles
Support After Abortion CEO Lisa Rowe recently told British journalist Suswati Basu how the mental health community often marginalizes women's after-abortion struggles by: 1. Not asking about abortion as a possible reason for a woman's mental...
Support After Abortion announces new virtual men’s healing initiative
Support After Abortion announces new virtual men’s healing initiative NORTH PORT, FL—Technology meets mental health in a new online program designed to help men who struggle emotionally after a partner’s abortion. Support After Abortion, a...
IT TOOK 10 YEARS AS A SOCIAL WORKER TO REALISE THE IMPACT OF GENERATIONAL TRAUMA ON MY OWN LIFE
The first time a therapist told me I was codependent, I almost threw myself over the table and strangled him. My mother was codependent, not me! Didn’t he know that I have a Master’s Degree in social work? I help women in codependent relationships...
Silent Remembering: The Meaning of Unspoken Grief
Grief is often hidden when it is perceived as inappropriate or socially stigmatized. For example, post-abortion grief may remain unexpressed by both women and men. Women often encounter disempowerment and the dismissal of emotional pain resulting...
Abortion is changing. After-abortion healing needs to change, too
Religion Unplugged believes in a diversity of well-reasoned and well-researched opinions. This piece reflects the views of the author and does not necessarily represent those of Religion Unplugged, its staff and contributors. (OPINION) The first...
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Support After Abortion: Acknowledge abortion as pregnancy loss this month
NORTH PORT, FL–As the 36th Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month begins October 1, the research and education group Support After Abortion is urging the mental health community to recognize that pregnancy loss also includes abortion loss....
Obstacles to Men’s Grief and Restored Well-Being I don’t care about your thoughts or feelings because I don’t like what you’re saying. You’re wrong, you have no right to feel that way. You’re lying, nobody feels like that. Shut up. Your feelings...
Support After Abortion’s back-to-school message: Support struggling parents
NORTH PORT, FL—As more than 50 million children prepare for the excitement of the new school year, mental health therapist and Support After Abortion CEO Lisa Rowe called on communities to show compassion to parents who have experienced pregnancy...
Support After Abortion: Wisconsin abortion debate a reminder of changing cultures
Support After Abortion released the following statement after a judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban: America’s view of life, family, and women’s rights has changed a lot since the mid-19th century. So...
Support After Abortion: Abortion is about people, not politics
Media Contact: Dustin Siggins media@supportafterabortion.com Lawmakers should prioritize mental health, says Support After Abortion NORTH PORT, FLORIDA—Support After Abortion has released the following statement leading up to the one-year...
Helping men navigate lost fatherhood on Father’s Day
“Be prepared that the day - or parts of it - may be difficult,” said Support After Abortion’s Greg Mayo Media Contact: Dustin Siggins media@supportafterabortion.com NORTH PORT, FLORIDA—Men who have lost children to abortion can find Father’s Day...
Mental health awareness means putting people ahead of stigma
Abortion stigmas often get in the way of providing compassionate, safe spaces for healing. Support After Abortion CEO Lisa Rowe, a licensed mental health therapist and social worker, released the following statement at the end of National Mental...
New study: 78% of pro-choice men desire help after abortion
Media Contact: Dustin Siggins media@supportafterabortion.com 71% of all men suffer adverse mental health effects after a partner’s abortion NORTH PORT, FLORIDA—A newly-released study found that 78% of men who identify as “pro-choice” struggle after...
Medication abortion is changing women’s abortion experiences
Media Contact: Dustin Siggins media@supportafterabortion.com Medication abortion is changing women’s abortion experiences Women report pain, isolation, and shock when experiencing abortions at home NORTH PORT, FLORIDA—Support After Abortion, which...
Woman’s viral TikTok video shows reality of after-abortion suffering
A woman's story of after-abortion suffering has gone viral on TikTok with almost 200,000 views since Friday. The story has evoked many similar stories of suffering in comments below the video. Support After Abortion Special Projects Manager Karin...
Support After Abortion: lawmakers must prioritize mental health in new legislative sessions
Media Contact:Dustin Sigginsmedia@supportafterabortion.com “It’s time to make safe spaces for after-abortion healing,” said CEO Lisa Rowe NORTH PORT, FLORIDA—As the first post-Dobbs legislative sessions begin, Support After Abortion is urging...
Social workers will bear brunt of at-home abortion increase
This weekend, Support After Abortion CEO Lisa Rowe, LCSW, showed social workers how to navigate challenges associated with helping women who have experienced at-home abortions. Rowe told attendees of the 2022 North American Christian Social Workers...