Abortion restrictions may have increased suicide risk among younger women
Restricted access to abortions may have increased suicide risk among women of reproductive age for more than four decades, suggests new research from the University of Pennsylvania.Although deaths by suicide are rare, they are the second leading cause of death for women ages 20-24 in the United States and the third leading cause for women ages 25-34.A to study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry found that abortion restrictions may have played a role in some suicide deaths among younger women between 1974 and 2016.During that period, 21 states enforced at least one Specific Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) law, which…
